𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Monday, August 16, 2021 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Tue 17 Aug 02:39:48 BST 2021 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/16/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmQnCr2nU4WxQKHW7E1rNeJT8h2q1DppwFTCxNdPbJsKVu QmXorFxCY8x9KkgemX183bprQUQRvqqbxBBZppkyzunwtY QmQoYA3rtYhK4AhVVweyrKCMnCpdqN6saCz8cj1d9f9MXX QmYPuxGxUuA2otUfB7HDtRmTpivWTUWAabpcpCcCWUjDPe QmTWNbUkuvdmDn7t3Fk2bJVTcpy7AaW5viHLRpUMPZqPmN QmYLHQ18BUjsoqQrYh2hfAARNThKQwcJMPEWNrHSRDqpbJ QmNSNxDGf8uW24qwfnLjXrvXVvHmUMuSgb1HJu756yHhud QmRS9PeWnJkwSM9uFwhXg9oWnWvAdJYnqn5BvY4mFwyNtW Qmeww9N1YnQ2Znw5A9zRvL5cLmS649Q6VCiDCx91X2ZJqo QmZG8SsTJ2EBg5zMrWS4NdoMh7QZt2TnLqG82m3jgLsAZd QmUBS5HzGuXErkfDwpHxMKeu8if7jt5YH6ph1UrqNMz1B4 QmSWfDrRGYcLy39sAw1ufjzyZqmJSUhgxqCS1mGSB3cgvL QmNxGTwQ4Jqei88THW4dMGEZoRKbJsm6pBPtpAahou3GQi QmXBU6oKqgN1Lsd8vCX9iBHiUi66fm8iL3uXsJgyh4LH33 QmW2EY2r5wFnfosCfi1BSdBM7GSdTj92HYk4q7e3g7b9WR QmSkz4YGj3vTuC8Q6t7fPmQkSbvtThba65AHUjyotSbHLW QmWZ187KL1KiuWZ2T69aUFqaDmvDMVo7e6ALsQCK58yNP1 QmY1VJmnrgnvD1UeZntn4kd7Q7Jkehp6eqZHBkGEiqnTdi QmaFyToU47jF5UkU2CTtva1HKGz8X6fJ9MiRnoN9EVF2PR QmfBw8KjEL4jUBLnCDfDMTME9vkCdKPKjn6wFninkuMEkV QmPdYmkA2hjyfyb9e14JCR2pZHcisLHLdZcWJARrrMyhgf ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Microsoft’s Assimilation Attacks | Techrights ⦿ An EPO Administrative Council Exposé — Part XII: Captured Delegates on the Administrative Council? | Techrights ⦿ Media Participates in Cover-Up - and Thus Enablement - of Rogue Representatives and Mischievous National Delegates Inside the EPO | Techrights ⦿ [Meme] Pretending Everything is Microsoft’s | Techrights ⦿ The Era of ’Me-Tooism’ Against GNU/Linux Adoption | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Sunday, August 15, 2021 | Techrights ⦿ [Meme] EPO’s Captured Nations as Bought and Paid-for Votes | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/assimilation-attacks-against-linux/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/captured-epo-delegates/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/captured-nations-video/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/everything-is-microsoft/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/hijacking-the-linux-brand/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/irc-log-150821/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/macedonia-epo-meme/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/kdenlive-21-08/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/pinenote-debut/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 66 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/assimilation-attacks-against-linux/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/16/assimilation-attacks-against-linux/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.16.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Microsoft’s_Assimilation_Attacks⠀✐ Posted in Deception, GNU/Linux, Microsoft at 7:24 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 222e31eb1be9bcf035ab23d462b7e969 http://techrights.org/videos/windows-as-linux.webm Summary: Microsoft’s cult tactics can be seen inside the Linux_Foundation and the media which Microsoft pays; they basically help Microsoft hijack and misappropriate the “Linux” brand while Microsoft continues to actively attack GNU/Linux in a number of ways THE previous_post mentioned the latest twist or the evolution of Microsoft’s attack on GNU/Linux. They’ll never stop. Microsoft boosters try hard to make Microsoft look relevant (it helps Microsoft defraud its shareholders) by interjecting Microsoft brands into everything they can, even Linux. “…we’re meant to think Debian is something Windows or a Microsoft thing…”This morning we saw Microsoft’s booster at ZDNet (one of many), Liam Tung, finding_a way_to_make_the_Debian_release_a_something_about_“Microsoft” (hence this_meme). And what’s it all about? Well, simply because Debian comes with a Linux version that adds some filesystems’ support (it happened ages ago) we’re meant to think Debian is something “Windows” or a “Microsoft” thing… and that’s their objective: take some story about our competition and make it all about us, somehow. See the screenshot below (then compare it to all this_other_coverage_about_the release_of_Debian_11). █ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Debian_spam⦈_ This is what readers see when they open the article. 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An_EPO_Administrative_Council_Exposé_—_Part_I:_A_New_EPO_Balkan_Affair? 2. An_EPO_Administrative_Council_Exposé_—_Part_II:_A_Mysterious_Fist-Bumping Masquerade_in_Skopje 3. An_EPO_Administrative_Council_Exposé_—_Part_III:_A_Longtime_Associate_of the_Doyen 4. An_EPO_Administrative_Council_Exposé_—_Part_IV:_A_Party_Political_Animal 5. An_EPO_Administrative_Council_Exposé_—_Part_V:_Sharing_Out_the_Spoils_of Public_Office 6. An_EPO_Administrative_Council_Exposé_—_Part_VI:_A_Learned_Legal_Luminary 7. An_EPO_Administrative_Council_Exposé_—_Part_VII:_An_Academic_Institution With_a_Political_Mission 8. An_EPO_Administrative_Council_Exposé_—_Part_VIII:_An_Inspector_Calls 9. An_EPO_Administrative_Council_Exposé_—_Part_IX:_“There_Are_Indications_of a_Violation_of_the_Law…” 10. An_EPO_Administrative_Council_Exposé_—_Part_X:_A_“Fall_Guy”_For_the Deputy_Minister? 11. An_EPO_Administrative_Council_Exposé_—_Part_XI:_Captured_States_in_the EU’s_Waiting_Room 12. You are here ☞ Captured Delegates on the Administrative Council? 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Elvin_Lako_with_Safet_Emruli_and_Goran_Gerasimovski⦈_ Captured delegates? Elvin Lako (Albania) with Safet Emruli and Goran Gerasimovski (North Macedonia) attending the 2019 European Inventor boondoggle in Vienna. Summary: António_Campinos continues to enjoy ‘captured’ delegates voting for his highly controversial proposals instead of actually doing their job By a curious irony of history, three of the West Balkan countries which have so far failed to establish their “rule of law” credentials to the satisfaction of the European Commission have nevertheless managed to enter into the ranks of the EPO‘s contracting states, namely: • North Macedonia (1 January 2009), • Albania (1 May 2010) and • Serbia (1 October 2010). Their admission into the EPO occurred during the organisation’s phase of eastwards expansion pursued under the presidency of Alison Brimelow. “Both the North Macedonian and Albanian delegations invariably supported Battistelli’s despotic and liberticidal agenda at the EPO in an entirely subservient and unquestioning manner.”Although those states – or at least their governing elites – have undoubtedly benefited from EPO membership in the form of “cooperation project” funds, it remains an open question as to whether their accession has produced any positive contribution to the governance of the organisation. In the case of North Macedonia and Albania it can safely be said that they belonged to the “large group of smaller countries” which Benoît_Battistelli had under his sway and was able to influence to the detriment of good governance and the rule of law at the EPO, as_publicly_reported_by_the_Netherlands delegation_back_in_April_2017. “At the same time, it is by no means inevitable that states which have so far failed to qualify for EU membership will end up being represented by “captured delegates”.”Both the North Macedonian and Albanian delegations invariably supported Battistelli’s despotic and liberticidal agenda at the EPO in an entirely subservient and unquestioning manner. There is no record of them ever having voiced dissent or expressed criticism or concern in connection with his excesses and abusive treatment of EPO staff. At the same time, it is by no means inevitable that states which have so far failed to qualify for EU membership will end up being represented by “captured delegates”. For example, on the EPO’s Administrative Council, the Serbian delegation frequently took issue with Battistelli’s proposals. Regional rivalry between Serbia and Croatia may have played a role here. “For example, on the EPO’s Administrative Council, the Serbian delegation frequently took issue with Battistelli’s proposals.”Rumour has it that the Serbian delegation was piqued by the controversial preferment of Željko Topić as EPO Vice-President in 2012. Following this perceived affront, it is reported that they often opposed Battistelli and even voted against some of his proposals, or at least abstained from giving a positive vote as an expression of their discontent. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Branka-Totic⦈_ Non-captured delegate: Branka Totić, head of the Serbian delegation, known to have opposed Battistelli on a number of occasions. In the meantime, Željko Topić has departed from the EPO and returned to his old stomping ground in Zagreb where_he_now_masquerades_as_a_"European_Patent Attorney", despite the fact that official records confirm that he never actually managed to pass the European Qualifying Examination. As the present series shows, the EPO’s "Balkan_Express" still manages to chug along merrily, even if there are occasional mishaps with someone ending up under the wheels as happened in the case of Safet Emruli. Of course, it goes without saying that when attempting to discuss the issue of corruption in the context of international organisations, one should take care to remain as objective as possible and to avoid inappropriate generalisations and prejudices based on national stereotypes. “In the meantime, Željko Topić has departed from the EPO and returned to his old stomping ground in Zagreb where he now masquerades as a “European Patent Attorney”, despite the fact that official records confirm that he never actually managed to pass the European Qualifying Examination.”Human nature being what it is, no country or region can be accused of having a monopoly on corruption just as none can claim to be immune. Corruption is present in all societies. The real issues at stake here are what forms of corruption typically exist, and whether the societal mechanisms for countering them are sufficiently robust and effective in practice. In the case of the EPO and its Administrative Council, the facts on the ground confirm that the problem of “captured delegates” is not restricted to representatives from specific regions or countries. Delegates from fledgling democracies which lack a functional rule of law, such as the states of the Western Balkans, are likely to be more susceptible to “capture”. But as the case of Serbia shows, exceptions to this general rule have been known to exist. “In the next part, we will take a look at some further instances of “irregularities” which have led to the sudden and unexpected disappearances of Administrative Council delegates.”On the other hand, there are plenty of indications that delegates from more developed states with mature democratic rule of law traditions are just as susceptible to “capture”, although their sense of entitlement and “asking price” are likely to be significantly higher. In the next part, we will take a look at some further instances of “irregularities” which have led to the sudden and unexpected disappearances of Administrative Council delegates. As we shall see in due course, the delegates in question came from a wide range of countries among the EPO’s 38 contracting states. █ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠖⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠺⠻⠟⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⣉⣉⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠥⠀⠀⠀⠠⠤⠤⢬⣿⣿⡧⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠤⠤⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⣀⣀⣀⡸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣗⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣄⣀⣤⣶⣷⠾⠿⠿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠛⠻⠿⠥⠴⣶⣶⣶⣶⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⢼⣿⣿⣿⠟⠛⠋⠉⠉⠙⣿⣿⣿⠛⢻⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢀⢀⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣤⣄⡉⣿⠿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠿⠏⣇⣀⣀⣀⣄⣀⣤⣽⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣤⣤ ⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣵⣶⣆⡀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⣾⣷⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠖⢂⣀⣩⣍⣠⡢⡀⠈⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢀⡘⢀⣀⣀⣀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⢛⢻⣿⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉ ⠉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃⠀⠀⢀⣘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠙⢙⣛⣛⣉⣀⡀⠀⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣈⣉⣉⣉⠉⢹⣷⣶⣤ ⢀⣸⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⣴⣿⣯⣏⡀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡗⢀⣄⣿⣠⡄⠀⠀⢀⣴⣦⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣤⣤⣤⡴⡂⢢⠤⣤⠤⠤⠤⣤⣼⣯⣭⣭ ⣼⡟⠀⠀⠀⡉⠉⠀⠀⠈⣉⢻⣯⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⢈⡿⠼⣿⣧⠸⠀⠘⠛⠃⢈⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⡶⡶⣦⡀⠂⣴⠮⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠉⣷⠞⠉⠉⠛⣠⣾⣿⣴⣶⣦⣸⡙⠛⢉⡝ ⠿⣷⣿⣷⣶⡇⠀⠀⣶⣾⣭⢼⣯⣤⣴⣶⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡤⢾⠿⠁⠀⢀⣈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡟⣟⣻⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⡧⣾⣷⢆⡿⢽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠉⢠⣿⣾ 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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 416 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/captured-nations-video/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/16/captured-nations-video/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.16.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Media_Participates_in_Cover-Up_—_and_Thus_Enablement_—_of_Rogue Representatives_and_Mischievous_National_Delegates_Inside_the_EPO⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 3:40 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum 574bc31f38ff264e25185d57d8f240b1 http://techrights.org/videos/epo-governance-captured.webm Summary: The lack of participation by the media, which conveniently ignores almost every EPO scandal these days, has enabled a culture or recklessness and a lack of accountability, which generally breeds corruption THE above video is longer than usual and it’s a bit of a rant about how the media treats the EPO regime. Even those who blasted Benoît_Battistelli for his illegal acts are either saying nothing about António_Campinos or pretending that he’s some nice guy (or that the Battistelli abuses are a thing of the past). This sort of revisionism or just outright apathy has enabled the rigged courts to persistently issue rulings in violation of the EPC (e.g. 'ViCo' or European_software_patents in 'simulation' clothing). “This sort of revisionism or just outright apathy has enabled the rigged courts to persistently issue rulings in violation of the EPC…”The video goes through this_article and meme. We have quite a bit more on the way. In the meantime or meanwhile we’ve receive more input about the status quo. “Thinking about EPO coverage in the mainstream press,” an associated has told us, “it seems that one of the obstacles is the way the member state politicians exploit the EU. The local press never covers what’s going on in the EU and the member state politicians use that as cover for making problems, which they then vote through. Then after voting the problems through they go back to their country and whine that their hands are tied and that the EU is ‘forcing’ them to make problems. They have some kind of symbiosis with the mainstream press in that the early developments are never covered, except by a few outliers.” “EPO, being the second largest institution (not in the EU though) in Europe, gains a bit of shelter from the above symbiosis, as far as I can tell.” “Other groups of politicians seem to play on all of the above to flirt with the populist / nationalist vote and rile subpopulations up against the EU. Yet they are involved in creating the very situations they then exploit all the while pretending to be absolved of involvement in the process.” █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 480 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/everything-is-microsoft/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/16/everything-is-microsoft/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.16.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ [Meme]_Pretending_Everything_is_Microsoft’s⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Microsoft at 6:34 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇First_rule_of_the_Fight_Club;_Welcome_to_ZDNet,_chums;_Rule #1:_everything_is_Microsoft⦈_ Summary: ZDNet is a reality distortion zone where the sponsor, Microsoft, gets to paint_everything_with_the_"Microsoft"_brush; it’s not journalism but a gross and deliberate misuse of the label “Steve Jobs threatened to sue me, too. [and also] Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. They’d flown in over a weekend to meet with Scott McNealy. [...] Bill skipped the small talk, and went straight to the point, “Microsoft owns the office productivity market, and our patents read all over OpenOffice.” [...] Bill was delivering a slightly more sophisticated variant of the threat Steve had made, but he had a different solution in mind. “We’re happy to get you under license.” That was code for “We’ll go away if you pay us a royalty for every download” – the digital version of a protection racket.” –Jonathan_I._Schwartz,_Sun ⠀⠀⠀⣤⣄⣤⣬⣡⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣯⣑⢠⣤⣤⣤⣄⣤⣤⡄⢠⣿⣷⣬⣉⣥⣄⠀⢠⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣿⣿⡿⣦⣠⣼⣤⣴⣾⣭⣍⣹⡿⣻⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⡏⣥⣤⣤⣠⣤⡄⣤⣤⢀⣤⣄⠀⢸⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣿⣯⣹⣿⢹⣿⡏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡵⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢾⣽⣿⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣭⡍⣿⣏⣭⣉⢸⣿⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⢿⣯⣟⠃⠀⠹⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣇⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⡷⣿⢾⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⡏⢠⣿⣇⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣰⣶⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣟⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠋⠙⠛⠁⠛⢛⠹⠿⠿⢬⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣾⡿⣼⠟⠛⠋⠀⠈⠛⠙⠙⠙⢿⣧⠿⠯⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣽⣿⣭⣽⠏⠿⠁⠉⠛⠋⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠈⠛⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣆⢼⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⢻⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣷⣶⡶⠛⠛⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠁⠀⠁⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠲⠾⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠁⠀⢀⣀⣀⡀⠈⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⣶⣶⣶⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠈⡉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⣀⣀⣀⡀⢀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⢸⣿⠃⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⢦⣶⣶⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡸⠔⢲⢸⣿⣿⣿⣶⢶⠀⣹⣋⡙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⡟⠀⠀⠙⡏⠀⢐⣾⣿⣿⢲⣿⠇⠀⠀⣿⣇⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⡦⠠⣶⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠟⠀⠀⠀⢻⡟⣿⠿⠃⠀⢻⣿⡇⠚⢹⡿⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⢀⣤ ⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠃⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠸⢛⠉⠈⠁⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⠀⢰⣌⣿⣧⡄⢀⣠⡝⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠳⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠃⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠱⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛ ⢧⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣾⣿⣿⣷⡞⠉⠀⠀⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠉⠀⠙⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣶⣆⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣧⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠈⠙⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠏⠻⡃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⡀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡐⠈⠃⠁⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠐⠁⠀⡗⢦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣆⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠈⠀⠀⢨⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢠⣤⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⢠⣶⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠊⢻⠟⣿⣷⣶⣶⣦⣤⣄⣠⣥⣤⣌⣏⢩⣧⣄⣠⢠⠨⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠛⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⡏⠀⠀⣿⣿⡀⠀⣀⣦⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡀⠀⣴⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣴⠋⠉⠋⠘⠂⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣶⣶⣶⣾⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠ ⠿⢿⠿⠷⠿⣿⣿⡷⠀⠀⢀⣷⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢰⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣈⣟⣿⣿⣄⣀⣨⣉⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠈⢗⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀⢀⣀⣴ ⠿⠾⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠉⠉⠁⠀⠈⠉⠉⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣬⣭⣭⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣄⣤⣦⣿⠛⠀⢀⠙⢻⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠙⣇⠀⠀⠘⠃⠀⣺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣾⣿⣿ ⠠⢴⣶⡶⣶⣶⠤⠶⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⢰⣶⣀⣠⣶⣾⣿⠀⠀⣠⡆⠈⠟⠛⠉⠉⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠘⢿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣿⣶⣶⡆⠀⠀⠉⠉⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠈⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠚⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠤⠿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢿⠿⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠉⢉⣽⣿⣿⣿⠿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⠿⠿⠷⠷⠿⠿⠛⠛⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠉⠉⠁⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣶⣦⣤⡤⠄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠂⢀⣀⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣄⣀⣀⣠⡄⣀⣀⣀⣞⣿⣷⣄⣠⣀⣀⣄⢀⣤⡀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣄⠀⢀⣀⢀⣀⣀⡀⣠⣄⡀⣀⣀⡀⣠⣄⣀⣠⣄⢀⣠⣄⢠⣀⣀⣀⣠⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⢿⠿⡿⣿⣿⢨⡄⢸⣯⣽⣿⣿⢿⣿⣽⣿⣿⡟⣿⡟⢹⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⡿⣿⣟⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⠻⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣟⢻⣿⣿⣾⣿⡍⣿⡏⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢰⡄⢸⣷⡆⣿⣿⢸⣿⣾⣿⣿⡇⣿⡇⢸⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⠀⣿⡿⣿⣿⠇⢸⣿⡿⣿⢿⡟⣿⣿⠇⣿⣿⡟⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⢻⣿⠀⣿⡇⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣷⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣴⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 552 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/08/16/hijacking-the-linux-brand/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/16/hijacking-the-linux-brand/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.16.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ The_Era_of_‘Me-Tooism’_Against_GNU/Linux_Adoption⠀✐ Posted in GNU/Linux, Microsoft at 5:10 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Microsoft is disguising itself as “Linux” and it_increasingly_hijacks_the_brand class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-147844" /> Summary: Nowadays we see more reports about migrations to GNU/Linux, even_on desktops_and_laptops; people need to wrap their heads around the strategy leveraged to undermine such migrations THE platform known as GNU/Linux, which turns 38 this year (don’t believe the media when it says 30), is making huge gains in servers, small/portable devices, and even on desktops and laptops. If you aren’t seeing it, that’s because nobody really “markets” it; as GNU/Linux does not have an owner (or one single owner), the incentive to advertise this to “the unwashed mass” is rather low. “In any event, in recent years we’re seeing Windows losing grip on desktops and laptops.”We’ve been watching this whole landscape for a very long time (I was introduced to GNU/Linux on desktops and laptops in the 1990s when I was in school, but it was rather difficult for adolescents to install back then). The adoption of the platform on servers was a lot faster than on desktops and laptops because servers are inherently different; many servers just deal with one single task, unlike desktops and laptops. In any event, in recent years we’re seeing Windows losing grip on desktops and laptops. We wrote many articles about this and we occasionally show the latest data. Of course Microsoft won’t admit this, but who’s expecting honesty from Microsoft anyway? “It’s clear that Microsoft does not love Linux; it is trying to stop Linux. It’s paying the media to say the opposite of what’s true.”As of blurbs from this past weekend alone, there’s escalation; with the failing WSLx Microsoft is now trying to hijack container images made for GNU/Linux, embedding them inside Vista 10 instead of the typical setup. Sure, it’s not secure and performance sucks, but they’re trying to pull this off somehow. Over the weekend several Microsoft boosters promoted it (no link, no names, we’d rather send them no traffic). But nobody else did. Just them, i.e. only Microsoft stenographers. Hijacking terms associated with Linux to promote Windows, formally_helped_this month by the Linux_Foundation, isn’t a novel tactic. These are very old tactics that Bill_Gates_was_grilled_about more than 2 decades ago. We still study these strategic patterns, which are connected to the_GPL violations_hub_known_as_GitHub (Microsoft is trying to make copyleft enforcement a lot harder). One disturbing pattern is, “Linux is Windows” (creating confusion) or “no need to move away from Windows, we’ve got it all right here…” It’s clear that Microsoft does not love Linux; it is trying to stop Linux. It’s paying the media to say the opposite of what’s true. 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The new “Bullseye” release is definitely a welcome upgrade, but some old habits keep it from perfection. In this review, I’ll talk about what I like about the new release, as well as some of the rough edges. # ⚓ elementaryOS_is_making_a_better_desktop._–_Invidious⠀⇛ o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Mediatek_MT8167_DRM_Driver_Support_Coming_For_Linux_5.15⠀⇛ The Mediatek Direct Rendering Manager driver updates slated for Linux 5.15 were sent out this weekend. Besides implementing mmap support as a GEM function option, MT8133 AAL support, and other low-level changes to this Direct Rendering Manager driver, there is new hardware support in the form of MT8167 bring-up. The Mediatek mmap code as a GEM function now allows for the driver to use DRM helpers for different mmap callbacks and does save a few lines of code. # § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ Intel’s_New_Brand_For_High_Performance_Discrete Graphics:_Arc⠀⇛ The open-source/Linux DG2 driver enablement remains ongoing but by Q1 all the key pieces at least are looking like they should be upstream in the Linux kernel and Mesa in working form. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Converseen_–_A_Free_Batch_Image_Processor_for_Linux⠀⇛ Do you work in a field that requires you to handle a lot of media files for editing, resizing, rotating, etc.? Whether you’re a social media manager, photo wall curator, etc., I’m happy to tell you about a batch image processor that recently got my attention. It’s called Converseen. Converseen is a free and open-source application for batch image conversion for Linux and Windows computers. This means that you can use it to convert multiple images into over 100 different formats at once. It can also edit their size, change their aspect ratio, flip them, and rotate them at once. # ⚓ Automatically_Synchronize_Subtitle_With_Video_Using SubSync⠀⇛ Let me share a scenario. You are trying to watch a movie or video and you need subtitles. You download the subtitle only to find that the subtitle is not properly synchronized. There are no other good subtitles available. What to do now? You can synchronize subtitles in VLC by pressing G or H keys. It adds a delay to the subtitles. This could work if the subtitle is out of synch by the same time interval throughout the video. But if that’s not the case, SubSync could be of great help here. SubSync: Subtitle Speech Synchronizer SubSync is a nifty open source utility available for Linux, macOS and Windows. It synchronizes the subtitle by listening to the audio track and that’s how it works the magic. It will work even if the audio track and the subtitle are in different languages. If necessary, it could also be translated but I did not test this feature. I made a simple test by using a subtitle which was not in synch with the video I was playing. To my surprise, it worked pretty smooth and I got perfectly synched subtitles. # ⚓ Updated:_NewsFlash_is_an_Awesome_RSS_Feed_Reader_for Linux⠀⇛ This app is described as the “spiritual successor” to the great (but-never-quite-perfect) FeedReader, a feature-packed GTK RSS app for the Linux desktop that I covered many times in the past. NewsFlash is an entirely new app, though. It’s built in Rust, runs on a new codebase, and has a modern GNOME-orientated appearance. In this post we’ll show you more of this app’s features, its design, and how to install it on your desktop. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ How_to_Install_FTP_with_SSL_in_Rocky_Linux_and_AlmaLinux⠀⇛ File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is needed for seamless transfer or exchange of data between machines and computers defined on the internet or a private network. Through TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), an FTP application makes uploading and downloading file data easy. This article will help you achieve secure file transfer on an FTP server through Very Secure FTP Daemon (vsftpd) in Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux (same instructions also works on RHEL and CentOS). # ⚓ How_to_Install_Icinga2_on_Ubuntu_20.04⠀⇛ Icinga2 is a free, open-source, and cross-platform monitoring tool written in PHP and C++. It can monitor network resources, notifies outages, large complex environments, generate performance data for reporting. Icinga is scalable and extensible. Icinga capabilities include monitoring SMTP, POP3, HTTP, NNTP, ping, CPU load, disk usage, switches, routers, and more. The Icinga stack consists of Icinga2 – which monitoring server and Icinga Web 2 – is the web interface to keep monitoring. In this tutorial learn how to install Icinga2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. We also configure the Icinga Web 2 interface. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Python_3.10_on_Fedora_Linux_–_LinuxCapable⠀⇛ Python is one of the most popular high-level languages, focusing on high-level and object- oriented applications from simple scrips to complex machine learning algorithms. Python 3.10 is the latest release and is not classed as stable compared the Python 3.9, but the final candidate is expected to be completed on the 4th of October 2021. # ⚓ Barrier:_an_introduction_–_Fedora_Magazine⠀⇛ To reduce the number of keyboards and mice you can get a physical KVM switch but the down side to the physical KVM switch is it requires you to select a device each time you want to swap. barrier is a virtual KVM switch that allows one keyboard and mouse to control anything from 2-15 computers and you can even have a mix of linux, Windows or Mac. Don’t confuse Keyboard, Video and Mouse (KVM) with Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) they are very different and this article will be covering the former. If the Kernel Virtual Machine topic is of interest to you read through this Red Hat article https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/virtualization/ what-is-KVM that provides an overview of the latter type of KVM. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Tor_Browser_on_Debian_11_Bullseye_– LinuxCapable⠀⇛ Tor, also known as The Onion Router, is open- source, free software that enables anonymous communication when using online services such as web surfing. The Tor network directs the Internet traffic through a free worldwide volunteer overlay network with over six thousand relays and continues to grow. Many users want to find more ways to keep their information and activities anonymous or at least as private as possible, which has led to Tor Browser growing quite popular in recent years as it conceals a user’s location and usage from anyone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis. # ⚓ How_to_download_and_add_Google_fonts_to_your_Ubuntu_desktop –_Techzim⠀⇛ I am constantly preaching about how Ubuntu and Linux in general is awesome. The truth though is that no desktop operating system is perfect and one area in which Windows has Ubuntu beat is the number of fonts you get by default. Most people who use Windows never even stop to think about it, but the fonts you see when you are for example doing graphic design or Word processing are bundled by Microsoft to make sure you have a great out of the box experience. It’s something Ubuntu and most Linux distros never do. If you want extra fonts from the paltry default collection you have to roll up your sleeves and install them yourself. Yes, just like applications, fonts have to be installed too. Thanks to Google’s wonderful fonts collection it’s now easier to find and install free fonts on Ubuntu in order to augment the few that come installed by default. # ⚓ How_to_Upgrade_to_Gnome_40_on_Debian_11_Bullseye_– LinuxCapable⠀⇛ Many Debian 11 users know that Gnome 38 is the default version that ships with the codename Bullseye operating system. However, as much hype has been built around the new Gnome 40 desktop, many would be looking for an opportunity to install and test or permanently use the newest on offer from Gnome. # ⚓ 13_Basic_Cat_Command_Examples_in_Linux_Terminal⠀⇛ The cat (short for “concatenate“) command is one of the most frequently used commands in Linux/Unix- like operating systems. cat command allows us to create single or multiple files, view content of a file, concatenate files and redirect output in terminal or files. In this article, we are going to find out the handy use of cat commands with their examples in Linux. # ⚓ 15_Things_To_Do_After_Installing_Elementary_OS_6_Odin⠀⇛ Elementary is a Ubuntu LTS based Linux distribution. It’s well known for its privacy settings and elegant custom software. Elementary OS out of the box is fast, pretty looking, and solid. In this tutorial, we learn 15 things to do after installing elementary OS 6 Odin. # ⚓ How_to_Find_Disk_Usage_of_Files_and_Directories_in_Linux⠀⇛ The Linux “du” (Disk Usage) is a standard Unix/ Linux command, used to check the information of disk usage of files and directories on a machine. The du command has many parameter options that can be used to get the results in many formats. The du command also displays the files and directory sizes in a recursive manner. # ⚓ Chown_Command_in_Linux_with_Examples_–_TecAdmin⠀⇛ Management of Files and resources can quickly become a headache for Linux administrators as it is a multi-user OS. The administrators have to manage all the resources available on the system. They have to ensure that only the authorized users have the permissions to access and modify certain files. The administrators can take advantage of many built-in commands like chattr and chown to help them in file management: # ⚓ Top_14_Things_To_Do_After_Installing_Elementary_OS_6_ (Odin)⠀⇛ Elementary OS is one of the most beautiful Linux distros out there and user-friendly as well. One of the main highlights of this linux distro is that it provides added support for user security and privacy. Now that you have successfully completed the installation of Elementary OS 6.0 “Odin” using our step-by-step installation guide, it is time to check what to do after installation. If you have noted, Elementary OS setup is not complete without a few tweaks including installing some apps, drivers and codecs etc. Let’s look at the top 14 things to do after installing Elementary OS 6.0. # ⚓ How_to_install_Teamviewer_on_Elementary_OS_6_Odin_–_Linux Shout⠀⇛ Teamviewer on Elementary OS 6 allows you to remotely access the Desktop of this Linux OS or others, in case you need some support remotely. Elementary OS 6 is the recently launched latest version of Linux meant to target consumers who don’t want a much complicated Linux system. It is beginner-friendly and offers a macOS-like look. Whereas the Teamviewer which is also a free-to-use application available for Linux can be easily installed on it using the steps given here. # ⚓ Linux_Tee_Command_Tutorial_With_Examples_For_Beginners⠀⇛ When working with the terminal in Linux, there are many command line utilities available to make your life easy. One such utility is Tee. In this brief guide, we will learn what is Tee and the usage of Tee command in Linux with practical examples. # ⚓ How_to_kill_a_process_in_Linux_–_guide_for_beginners⠀⇛ In some situations, processes in Linux can prevent users from starting tasks or installing applications for instance when an apt command is invoked , an error similar to ’could not get lock / var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend’ might occur. This might be due to the fact that the apt command is being used by another process and in such circumstances killing that process might solve the issue. Killing a process actually means to force it to quit. This makes it possible for users to sort out problems without actually rebooting. In this tutorial you we will first briefly describe what processes are in Linux before delving into how to kill a process in linux properly. # ⚓ How_To_Install_Netdata_on_Debian_10_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Netdata on Debian 10. For those of you who didn’t know, Netdata is an open-source real-time Linux server performance monitoring tool with a beautiful web front-end. Netdata comes with simple, easy to use and extensible web dashboards that can be used to visualize the processes and services on your system. You can monitor CPU, RAM usage, disk I/O, network traffic, and Postfix using Netdata This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step-by- step installation of the Netdata real-time server monitoring tool on a Debian 10 (Buster). # ⚓ Enable_Hardware_Video_Acceleration_(VA-API)_For_Firefox_in Ubuntu_20.04_/_18.04_&_Higher_|_UbuntuHandbook⠀⇛ This tutorial shows how to enable hardware video acceleration (VA-API) for Firefox, so it uses the video card to decode/encode video to save power. Hardware video acceleration is a computer technology to make the graphics card to encode and decode video, thus offloading the CPU to save power. And compared to CPU, GPU are normally more efficient at the job. # ⚓ Linux_Fu:_Walk,_Chew_Gum_|_Hackaday⠀⇛ If you ever think about it, computers are exceedingly stupid. Even the most powerful CPU can’t do very much. However, it can do what it does very rapidly and repeatably. Computers are so fast, they can appear to do a lot of things at once, too and modern computers have multiple CPUs to further enhance their multitasking abilities. However, we often don’t write programs or shell scripts to take advantage of this. However, there’s no reason for this, as you’ll see. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Stellaris_set_for_a_big_‘Lem’_update_in_September_with_‘The Custodians’_initiative_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ It appears that Paradox will continue to push ahead with upgrading Stellaris with a new team formed to help with free upgrades for all players every few months. This was actually announced back in June that we missed as it was in a regular developer diary post. What they’ve done is split the teams working on Stellaris so there’s now the “Custodians” team to work on free updates approximately every three months with the “expansion team” focusing directly on new content. Paradox mentioned they’re in it for the long run and there’s no quick-fixes. Here’s some of what the new Custodians team will work on over time through many different free updates… # ⚓ OpenTTD_gets_a_first_12.0_version_Beta_to_make_playing_with others_easier_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ After the release of OpenTTD on Steam recently, the popularity of the game got a healthy boost but it came with a lot of feedback about some parts that could be improved so this is the first step with OpenTTD 12.0 Beta 1. What is OpenTTD? It’s an open source simulation game based upon the popular Microprose game “Transport Tycoon Deluxe”, written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features. # ⚓ Fortune’s_Run_is_an_upcoming_retro-styled_hard-scifi shooter_worth_watching_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Announced during the recent Realms Deep 2021 event, Fortune’s Run is an upcoming retro-styled first- person shooter set in a hard science fiction universe. “Fortune’s Run is a retro-styled first-person shooter developed on Unity inspired by Deus Ex, EYE: Divine Cybermancy and Build Engine titles. It is set in a hard-scifi universe where entrepeneuring colonists have left countless worlds bereft of resources and opportunity. You play as Mozah Lydd’sekh, an ex-con stuck working for the soul-crushing mega-corp du jour as a result of their conditional release terms. You will lurk through rusted industrial spires and over-populated residential warrens, trying to make sense of a world long forgotten by those who built it.” # ⚓ OpenRazer_3.1_Released_with_New_Razer_Peripherals_Support⠀⇛ OpenRazer, open-source driver and user-space daemon to manage Razer peripherals on Linux, released version 3.1. One of the things that’s most frustrating about building a new computer for Linux is peripherals, especially for gamers who are looking for lots of functionality out of their peripherals. However, there are currently no official drivers for any Razer peripherals in Linux. But if you have Razer peripherals, you may be in luck, because the OpenRazer project has a solution for you. OpenRazer is a collection of Linux drivers for the Razer devices, providing kernel drivers, DBus services and python bindings to interact with the DBus interface. It is an entirely open source driver and user-space daemon that allows you to manage your Razer peripherals on Linux. # ⚓ OpenRazer_3.1_rolls_out_with_new_Razer_device_support_and bug_fixes_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ OpenRazer is the excellent free and open source driver collection for a big growing list of Razer devices. A big new release is out with OpenRazer 3.1. When paired up with the Polychromatic front- end, it gives you a really simple way to properly manage Razer devices on Linux. # ⚓ Stardeus_is_an_exciting_and_expansive_space_colony management_game_up_on_Kickstarter_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Stardeus from studio Kodo Linija (Bloody Rally Show) is an upcoming space colony management game inspired by the likes of RimWorld, Factorio, Dwarf Fortress, Oxygen Not Included, Prison Architect and FTL. The developer has been dedicated working on it for over a year, to try and create a level of depth not often seen in such building sims. In the game you play as an immortal AI, armed with a bunch of robots and drones your task is to build up a working ship. It sounds a bit like Starmancer on the basics of the story (although the original idea came about from the film Passengers), with earth destroyed humankind looked to the stars for a new hope with people placed into stasis for you, the ships computer, to bring them all back to life. Something tears apart the ship and you get placed in control to deal with it. # ⚓ It’s_hard_to_believe_Selaco_is_running_on_GZDoom_in_the latest_3_minute_trailer_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ We’ve seen plenty of gamepacks and mods for various things running on GZDoom and some are pretty awesome but the upcoming Selaco looks like it’s going to be one of the absolute best. To think that GZDoom started off its early life as the somewhat simple ZDoom, another source port of the old Doom engine that eventually added more advanced features over time and now it’s spawned a massive community of people making entire games with it. Selaco may not have a real release date yet but that doesn’t stop us being excited about it because it looks awesome. Inspired by the F.E.A.R game series while still mixing in traditional retro-FPS elements from the likes of Quake and Doom but still having plenty of modern features. The developers say “Selaco is a fully fleshed out world full of character, action, and mystery”. # ⚓ I’m_Running_A_Game_On_Steam_on_Ubuntu_Linux_With_Intel_HD 4000,_It_Worked_or_Failed?⠀⇛ I have a laptop with specs: Core i5 3th Gen, 8GB RAM, GPU Intel HD 4000 and using Ubuntu Linux. I want to play my favorite game that I used to play on Windows(Super Mecha Champions). I once tried running it on Ubuntu using Wine, but it didn’t work. After editing the configuration on Ubuntu, finally, it can run on Wine. However, the gaming experience when using Ubuntu on my favorite games was very bad. Because when on Windows I can play this game smoothly. When I tried it on Linux, in the tutorial section, the game was very laggy and didn’t run smoothly. I suspect that the driver in Ubuntu is not running optimally by default, and at that time I was lazy to find a way to maximize graphics from Intel HD 4000 in Ubuntu. [...] After installing the Game, I tried pressing the “PLAY” button on Steam and…. The game won’t run. Okay, maybe Intel HD 4000 is not suitable for playing this game. Finally I read some of the posts of people on ProtonDB and found posts discussing the Super Mecha Champions game. Some users ask why this game won’t run. In fact, many users there are using a GPU that is much better than mine (based on the specifications info on the right of the user’s post). I thought, if they can’t run it on a PC with such cool specs, what about the specs of this potato? Definitely can’t either. [...] The conclusion is finally I can play my favorite game(Super Mecha Champions) on my Ubuntu laptop and it runs fine. Hopefully in the future many game developers will also build their games for Linux. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Maui_2_released_(open_source,_cross-platform_app_UI framework)⠀⇛ The Maui Project has announced the release of Maui 2, a major update to the open source, cross-platform user interface framework for applications that can run on phones, tablets and desktops. Maui 2 includes an updated MauiKit framework with new common widgets and utilities, as well as new and updated Maui Apps including a file manager, music player, text editor, terminal emulator, image and document viewers, web browser, and more. # ⚓ Maui_2_Release⠀⇛ This version of Maui brings new features and bug fixes to Maui’s applications and the frameworks they rely on. The changes introduced in this release will make your experience with apps like the Index file manager, Vvave music player, and Nota text editor much more enjoyable and fun. Read on to find out how Maui’s software has improved and what new features to look out for… # ⚓ Maui_2_Released_For_Open-Source_UI_Framework⠀⇛ The Maui open-source user interface framework and Maui Apps are out with a new release for those interested in this framework and applications that are designed to work well cross-device as well as largely working cross-platform too. Maui 2 was announced on Sunday with a number of improvements to the framework itself as well as the Maui 2 Apps. # ⚓ Kdenlive_21.08_is_out⠀⇛ Kdenlive 21.08 is out with an upgraded engine, bug fixes and many interface and usability improvements. Although the highlights are mostly under the hood we managed to add some nifty new features as well. This version now requires MLT7, which comes with a new time remapping feature and a more stable and concise code base. (MLT7 sets the foundation for long awaited features like GPU processing, multicore support and improved color management to name a few, all expected in MLT8.) The Automask effect has been removed in MLT7 (along with many other legacy and buggy modules) but it will eventually be replaced with more powerful OpenCV tools. The Region module is also removed and it has been replaced with a new Effect Masking feature. Taking the opportunity of these changes we have also cleaned up the code base and removed old and unmaintained tools like the DVD Wizard (yes, some people still used it) and the Preview Compositing mode. We do not recommend to open old projects with Kdenlive 21.08 due to the aforementioned changes. # ⚓ Kdenlive_21.08_Released_For_KDE’s_Video_Editor⠀⇛ Kdenlive 21.08 is now available as the newest feature upgrade to KDE’s non-linear video editor. Kdenlive 21.08 comes with some performance improvements thanks to various “under the hood” improvements, several UI/UX improvements, a new time remap feature, support for masking effects just to specific regions of a clip, and a variety of other refinements for this one of several prominent open-source video editing solutions. # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Maximiliano_Sandoval:_Decoder_0.2.0_Released⠀⇛ It has been a few months since last release in February, and quite a lot has changed, GTK 4 had many issues back then and had to be manually included in the Flatpak manifest, libadwaita was still a WIP merge request for libhandy and didn’t include changes to the Adwaita stylesheet, ASHPD didn’t have an asynchronous API, and gtk4-rs was in a state of constant flux, to the point where making the required API changes when updating the app took hours, just due to the massive number of improvements in gtk-rs-core. Just updating those dependencies makes a big difference. The worst offender was that the gstreamer plugging used for the camera depended on gstreamer/gst-plugins-good/!767 for GTK 4 support, and to make everything bad, a bug in the Intel drivers made the app crash in Wayland when initializing the camera so it had to be released without Wayland support. o § Distributions⠀➾ # ⚓ 15_Things_To_Do_After_Installing_Elementary_OS_6_Odin⠀⇛   Elementary is a Ubuntu LTS based Linux distribution. It’s well known for its privacy settings and elegant custom software. Elementary OS out of the box is fast, pretty looking, and solid. In this tutorial, we learn 15 things to do after installing elementary OS 6 Odin. # ⚓ Top_14_Things_To_Do_After_Installing_Elementary_OS_6_ (Odin)⠀⇛ Elementary OS is one of the most beautiful Linux distros out there and user-friendly as well. One of the main highlights of this linux distro is that it provides added support for user security and privacy. Now that you have successfully completed the installation of Elementary OS 6.0 “Odin” using our step-by-step installation guide, it is time to check what to do after installation. If you have noted, Elementary OS setup is not complete without a few tweaks including installing some apps, drivers and codecs etc. Let’s look at the top 14 things to do after installing Elementary OS 6.0. # § Slackware Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Current_(pre-release)_ChangeLog_for_x86_64⠀⇛ # ⚓ Slackware_15.0_Coming_Soon_With_RC1_Released⠀⇛ Not only did Debian 11 make it out this weekend, but Slackware 15 is finally up to its release candidate phase as the next major installment of this long-running Linux distribution. While Slackware is one of the oldest still- maintained Linux distributions out there, it doesn’t often see new updates and doesn’t have nearly the manpower of more modern alternatives. It’s been nearly one decade since Slackware 14 but Slackware 15 is about to ship. Back in February marked the release of Slackware 15.0 Alpha and then in April was the Slackware 15.0 Beta. Now in August is the first release candidate of Slackware 15.0 while the stable release shouldn’t be too far out. # § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾ # ⚓ Fedora_35_To_Support_Restarting_User_Services_On Package_Upgrades⠀⇛ While Fedora currently allows restarting of system services automatically when upgrading the packages for those services, there hasn’t been that capability for user services to automatically restart as part of RPM package upgrades. But now approved for Fedora 35 is that change. # ⚓ Explore_new_features_in_SystemTap_4.5.0_|_Red_Hat Developer⠀⇛ SystemTap uses a command-line interface (CLI) and a scripting language to write instrumentation for a live, running kernel or a user-space application. A SystemTap script associates handlers with named events. When a specified event occurs, the default SystemTap kernel runtime runs the handler in the kernel like a quick subroutine and then resumes. This article lays out the new features in SystemTap 4.5.0. This version will appear in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0. The features fall into three general categories: context variable access, aliasing, and the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) back-end. # ⚓ Next_Open_NeuroFedora_meeting:_16_August_1300_UTC_| NeuroFedora:_Blog⠀⇛ Please join us at the next regular Open NeuroFedora team meeting on Monday 16 August at 1300UTC in #fedora-neuro on IRC (Libera.chat). The meeting is a public meeting, and open for everyone to attend. # ⚓ Popular_Ansible_Alternatives⠀⇛ Ansible enables automation at scale and is a vendor-agnostic open-source software. Additionally, it allows you to work with a wide variety of operating systems, devices, and platforms. # ⚓ How_to_install_software_packages_with_an_Ansible playbook_|_Enable_Sysadmin⠀⇛ Ansible is a popular automation tool used by sysadmins and developers to get computers in a specific state. Ansible modules are, in a way, what commands are to a Linux computer. They provide solutions to specific problems, and one common task when maintaining computers is keeping them updated and consistent. In this article, I show you how to install software packages with Ansible. # § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux:_Stable_Debian_11_‘bullseye’_arrives_with_five years_of_support⠀⇛ The project behind the Debian Linux distribution has released stable Debian 11, codenamed ‘bullseye’. It’s a version that was two years, one month and nine days in the making. # ⚓ Debian_11_formally_debuts_and_hits_the_Bullseye⠀⇛ The Debian project has released the eleventh version of its Linux distribution. Code-named “bullseye”, the new distro emerged on Saturday and will be supported for five years – a lifecycle made possible by its use of version 5.10 of the Linux kernel, which is itself a long-term support release that will be maintained until 2026. # ⚓ Debian_celebrates_our_28th_Anniversary!⠀⇛ Today is Debian’s 28th anniversary. We send all of our gratitude and love to the many Contributors, Developers, and Users who have helped this vision and project. There are many celebrations of #DebianDay happening around the world, perhaps one is local to you? Later this month the celebration continues with #DebConf21 which will be held Online during August 24 through August 28, 2021. # ⚓ Upgrade_Debian_10_Buster_to_Debian_11_Bullseye_From Command_Line⠀⇛ Debian 11, codenamed Bullseye, was released on August 14, 2021. This tutorial is going to show you how to upgrade Debian 10 to Debian 11 from the command line. You can follow this tutorial on a Debian 10 desktop, or Debian 10 server. As with every Debian release, Debian 11 will be supported for 5 years. The codename “Bullseye” is named after the toy horse in the Toy Story movie. # ⚓ Debian_Edu_/_Skolelinux_Bullseye_released⠀⇛ Following the Debian “Bullseye” release is a new Skolelinux distribution for a school near you. # ⚓ Debian_Edu_/_Skolelinux_Bullseye_released⠀⇛ Are you the administrator for a computer lab or an entire school network? Would you like to install servers, workstations, and laptops to work together? Do you want the stability of Debian with network services already preconfigured? Do you wish to have a web-based tool to manage systems and several hundred or even more user accounts? Have you asked yourself if and how older computers could be used? Then Debian Edu is for you. The teachers themselves or their technical support can roll out a complete multi-user multi-machine study environment within a few days. Debian Edu comes with hundreds of applications pre-installed, and you can always add more packages from Debian. The Debian Edu developer team is happy to announce Debian Edu 11 "Bullseye", the Debian Edu / Skolelinux release based on the Debian 11 "Bullseye" release. Please consider testing it and reporting back () to help us to improve it further. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ 5G_compatible_Arm_Pico-ITX_SBC_is_expandable_through_multi- function_I/O_board⠀⇛ IBASE IBR215 is a 2.5-inch Pico-ITX SBC powered by NXP i.MX 8M Plus quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 AI processor that supports 5G cellular connectivity via an M.2 3052 socket, and can be extended with an I/O expansion board with support for WiFi/BT, 4G/ LTE, LCD, camera, NFC & QR-code functions. Equipped with up to 4GB RAM and 128GB flash storage, the single board computer has a ruggedized and fanless design that makes it suitable for industrial automation, smart home and buildings, smart cities and factories, retail environment, machine learning, and other industrial IoT applications. # ⚓ Pine64_preps_10.1-inch_E-Ink_tablet_with_RK3566⠀⇛ Pine64’s upcoming “PineNote” E-ink tablet will run Linux on a Rockchip RK3566 and offer a 10.1-inch, 1404 x 1872 grayscale touchscreen plus 4GB LPDDR4, 128GB eMMC, mics and speakers, USB Type-C, WiFi 5, and an EMR pen. More so than other community-backed hacker board projects, Pine64 experiments with alternative open- spec form factors in addition to its Linux-driven SBCs. Examples include the open-spec PinePhone smartphone, Pinebook Pro laptop, and PineTab tablet. Now it has announced some specs and posted images for a PineNote E-Ink tablet designed for note-taking and reading. # ⚓ Pine64_PineNote_Is_a_$399_E-Reader_Running_Linux⠀⇛ Pine64 has made a name for itself by releasing hardware products that are surprisingly cheap, capable, and run Linux. So far we’ve got a laptop, smartphone, tablet, and smartwatch, but now we’re getting an e-reader. It’s called the PineNote, and Pine64 claims it’s going to be the most powerful e-reader available on the market. That’s thanks to its use of the Rockchip RK3566, which is a quad-core ARM Cortex- A55 processor running at 2GHz. It’s paired with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, as well as 128GB of eMMC internal storage, 5GHz AC Wi-Fi, two microphones, two speakers, and a USB-C port for charging and data transfers. # ⚓ Pine64_Unveils_PineNote_as_an_Alternative_to_Kindle⠀⇛ Pine64 has announced yet another Linux-powered mobile device: The PineNote. This innovative new device brings a wide variety of interesting features and capabilities, most notably a large e- ink display, similar to Amazon Kindles. In this article, we will be looking at the specs of this device and what it might be useful for. # § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Use_an_Arduino_touchscreen_to_draw_the_waveforms_that you’d_like_your_synth_to_produce_|_Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ Ordinarily, producing complex waveforms on microcontrollers requires precise adjustments within code in order to work, and this can become quite tedious. Additionally, having to wire up physical inputs such as potentiometers for quick tuning adds a lot of sprawl to a project. This is partially what inspired Kevin, who runs the DIY Electromusic website, to construct a small, Arduino-based device that allows users to sketch the waveform they want outputted via PWM. The main components of this project are the ILI9488 TFT shield that fits onto an Arduino Uno, along with an amplifier/speaker and an optional output filtering circuit to clean up the audio. Kevin’s unit takes in a MIDI note on the Uno’s RX pin and passes it through a wavetable function that applies the currently displayed waveform on the screen to the note being requested. # ⚓ This_auto-aiming_bow_never_misses_the_mark⠀⇛ After becoming frustrated at his lack of archery skills and not wanting to spend an eternity practicing getting better, Shane Wighton (known as Stuff Made Here on YouTube) sought to build a rig that could automatically correct his aim for the perfect shot every time. The device is comprised of a rigid sleeve that fits over the wearer’s forearm, along with a pair of stepper motors that can adjust where the bow is pointing either vertically or horizontally via a rack- and-pinion. These motors are driven by an Adafruit microcontroller running CircuitPython and a couple of motor driver modules that provide the necessary current. But that’s not all, he also created a small rig that uses an Arduino Uno and servo motor to autonomously fling targets into the air. # ⚓ BioAmp_EXG_Pill_board_enables_ECG,_EMG,_EOG,_and_EEG biosensing_(Crowdfunding)_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ BioAmp EXG Pill is a small Analog Front End (AFE) biopotential signal-acquisition board designed to be interfaced to any 5V MCU board with an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) such as most Arduino boards, or through a dedicated 5V ADC like the Texas Instruments ADS1115. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ 10_Best_Money_Making_Apps_for_Android_That_Really Pay⠀⇛ # ⚓ 10_easy_ways_to_repurpose_your_old_Android_tablet_| GQ_India⠀⇛ # ⚓ SoundAssistant_might_be_coming_to_DeX_with_Android_12 and_One_UI_4.0_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_12_new_privacy_feature_lets_you_grant approximate_location_access_to_apps_–_gHacks_Tech News⠀⇛ # ⚓ JioPhone_Next_to_feature_Android_11_Go_Edition, Qualcomm_215_mobile_platform:_Report,_Telecom_News,_ET Telecom⠀⇛ # ⚓ [Cont._updated]_Realme_UI_2.0_(Android_11)_update bugs/issues_tracker⠀⇛ # ⚓ Want_to_remove_password_from_PDF_files_on_Android? Follow_these_steps_–_Information_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ Russia_fails_to_reach_settlement_with_Google_in Android_case_–_NewsDay_Zimbabwe⠀⇛ # ⚓ UNISOC_joins_Google’s_Android_Ready_SE_Alliance_to deliver_secure_solutions_to_the_Android_ecosystem_– Help_Net_Security⠀⇛ # ⚓ The_Galaxy_Watch_4_could_be_Android’s_Apple_Watch_– Analyst_|_Trusted_Reviews⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_change_the_zoom_levels_in_Android_apps_on_a Chromebook_for_easier_reading⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_grant_approximate_location_access_to_apps_in Android_12_|_Android_Central⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_To_Enable_The_Double-Tap_To_Back_Gesture_In Android_12?⠀⇛ # ⚓ 42Gears_Announces_Zero-Day_Support_for_Android_12⠀⇛ # ⚓ Motorola_Razr_foldable_phone_finally_gets_Android_11 –_SlashGear⠀⇛ # ⚓ Poco_Android_11_update_status_&_release_date⠀⇛ # ⚓ Samsung’s_innovative_streak_is_fighting_an_uphill battle_with_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Xiaomi_is_the_best-selling_Android_smartphone_brand in_Indonesia,_IDC_report_says_|_KrASIA⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_will_stop_the_YouTube_service_on_some_Android phones⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_might_soon_use_phones_nearby_to_help_track_a lost_Android_smartphone,_car_|_The_Star⠀⇛ # ⚓ UNISOC_Joins_Google’s_Android_Ready_SE_Alliance_| Business_Wire⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_TV_looks_set_for_a_bright_future,_as_long_as Google_doesn’t_do_a_Google_|_T3⠀⇛ # ⚓ Download_Original_GTA_V_Game_for_Android_Effectively in_Just_100MB_100%⠀⇛ # ⚓ GPD_presents_its_new_Android_device_in_the_style_of Nintendo_Switch_or_Steam_Deck_–_Market_Research Telecast⠀⇛ # ⚓ Best_Emulator_for_Free_Fire:_List_of_Android Emulators_to_Play_Free_Fire_Game_on_Low-end_and_High- end_PCs_–_MySmartPrice⠀⇛ # ⚓ iPad_in_trouble?_Xiaomi’s_new_Android_tablet_is likely_getting_a_global_launch_soon_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ Beta_Android_accessibility_feature_uses_facial expressions_to_control_your_phone_–_The_Verge⠀⇛ o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Ackee:_The_Google_Analytics_Open-source_alternative_for 2021⠀⇛ Ackee is a free real-time web analytics tool built on top of Node.js and MongoDB. It comes with a fancy simple user-interface which summarize all insights in a clear organized dashboard. While there are a dozen of open-source free website analytics solutions, Ackee is built upon modern technologies and offers a real-time tracking for multiple domain and website at the same time. # § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ Open_Badges_for_awesome_Czech_documentation contributors!⠀⇛ LibreOffice’s documentation team is driven by volunteers around the world. Today, we want to say a special thanks to members of the Czech LibreOffice community, who’ve worked hard to translate and proof-read the software’s documentation. So we’re sending out Open Badges – special, customised badges with embedded metadata, describing their achievements. The badges can be verified using an external service, and are a great way to show off contributions and use as proof of participation. # ⚓ Week_#10_–_GSoC_Weekly_Report_–_100_Paper_Cuts⠀⇛ # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_RcppBDT_0.2.4_on_CRAN:_Updates⠀⇛ …the last time RcppBDT was released, anytime did not yet exist. And some of the changes now finally released here in this version are some of the first steps made towards what became anytime. RcppBDT is broader in scope and provides a wider range of functionality but in a somewhat rougher form as we never sat down writing higher-end wrappers in R for all the potential use cases. When we wrote the first RcppBDT versions, many other popular date/time packages were all in R code and not compiled, and this package showed how things could be done at the compiled level. Now other packages, including anytime have filled the void so fully polishing RcppBDT may never happen. In any event, this release refreshes the package and brings it to full R CMD check –as-cran compliance. # ⚓ Daniel_Vrátil:_Initial_release_of_QCoro⠀⇛ I’m happy to announce first release of QCoro, a library that provides C++ coroutine support for Qt. # ⚓ DIY_3D_Printed_IoT_Weather_Station_Using_an_ESP32⠀⇛ Today we’re going to be building a wireless outdoor weather station that takes temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, light and wind speed readings. The data is then posted to the cloud and can be accessed through a Thingspeak dashboard on an internet-connected computer, tablet, or mobile phone. # ⚓ Let’s_write_a_compiler,_part_1:_Introduction, selecting_a_language,_and_doing_some_planning⠀⇛ Today we will begin writing a compiler for a real high-level language. It will be a simple language for sure. But let’s not let simplicity stand in our way. We will be able to write real programs with our compiler. How real, you ask? Let’s plan on writing a compiler for our selected language and then being able to write a compiler in that same language the compiler compiles using our compiler to compile it! From zero to compiler to self-hosted compiler. It will take a good bit of work for sure, but I think we are up to the task. We’ll spend this series writing our initial, non-self-hosting compiler. We’ll take some time to enjoy our work, then we’ll come back and embark on a second series that develops the self-hosted compiler using the compiler we will write in this series. # ⚓ Hello_Isovalent!⠀⇛ In my new position I will be a technical marketing manager and thus working on technical content, messaging and enablement. With Cilium Enterprise Isovalent offers an eBPF based solution for Kubernetes networking, observability, and security – and since I am rather new to Kubernetes, I expect a steep learning curve. # § Perl/Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Rakudo_Weekly_News:_2021.33_Cucumbering⠀⇛ Some weeks just have sad news: And the saddest part about this, is that it wasn’t until this week to become known that Robert Lemmen has died in June 2020 already. Robert Lemmen mostly worked on Debian, in the Raku context specifically about packaging Raku on Debian. They also had a number of modules in the Raku ecosystem, and also blogged about them (The Surprising Sanity of Using a Cache but Not Updating It). [...] The past week saw the publication of two articles in “mainstream” online media about events related to The Perl Foundation: TheRegister (HackerNews comments), ArsTechnica (HackerNews comments), which sadly also involved members of the Raku community (including yours truly). You should probably skip the comments. # ⚓ Post_hoc_apt-listchanges⠀⇛ Yesterday I upgraded a machine from Debian “buster” to “bullseye” without apt-listchanges installed, oops. Here’s a way to get new NEWS.Debian entries after the fact. # ⚓ Perl_Weekly_Challenge_125:_Pythagorean Triples⠀⇛ These are some answers to the Week 125 of the Perl Weekly Challenge organized by Mohammad S. Anwar. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Parse_command-line_arguments_with_argparse_in Python_|_Opensource.com⠀⇛ There are several third-party libraries for command-line argument parsing, but the standard library module argparse is no slouch either. Without adding any more dependencies, you can write a nifty command-line tool with useful argument parsing. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Mercator_Misconceptions:_Clever_Map_Shows_the_True_Size_of Countries⠀⇛ In a more globally connected world, geographic literacy is more important than ever. As people become more accustomed to equal area maps and seeing the Earth in its spherical form, misconceptions about the size of continents may become a thing of the past. o ⚓ Pierre’s_Razor⠀⇛ Pierre had a roving intellect that ranged across many disciplines. You might call him a polymath, though the word sounds much too Greek for that old blues aficionado. To read this article, log in or or Subscribe. In order to read CP+ articles, your web browser must be set to accept cookies. o § Health/Nutrition⠀➾ # ⚓ America’s_coronavirus_outbreak_is_now_a_patchwork_of_highly vaccinated_states_and_pockets_of_raging_Delta⠀⇛ And there’s another stark contrast to what was happening in winter: the vast majority of those turning up at hospital are unvaccinated. # ⚓ We_Must_Fight_Privatization_of_Medicare_and_Medicaid_to_Win Single-Payer⠀⇛ o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ India’s_New_IT_Rules_Paving_Way_for Legitimised_Surveillance⠀⇛ While the central government claims that the new laws are aimed at quelling the crisis of misinformation in the country by targeting sources, social media giants, alternative media platforms and privacy activists claim that the laws will bring them under direct government oversight giving enormous power to the executive to crackdown on privacy and dissent–leading to increased censorship.   To read this article, log in or or Subscribe. In order to read CP+ articles, your web browser must be set to accept cookies. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Gunning_of_America⠀⇛ # ⚓ US_Founders_Demonized_Indigenous_People_While_Coopting Their_Political_Practices⠀⇛ # ⚓ After_20_Years_of_Lies_and_War,_US_Retreat_Underway_as Taliban_Retake_Control_of_Afghanistan⠀⇛ Nearly two full decades of lies and wishful thinking from U.S. generals, politicians, liberal interventionists, and neoconservative talking heads came into full view Sunday as the Taliban in Afghanistan surrounded Kabul while American military forces and diplomatic personnel rapidly evacuated the U.S. Embassy and the Afghan government of President Ashraf Ghani negotiated a surrender and transition government with opposition forces. “What is happening in Afghanistan isn’t like the fall of Saigon. It’s like the United States lost another war after destabilizing a country that will likely be a failed state for decades, something which has happened multiple times in the ‘War on Terrorism.’” # ⚓ Opinion_|_Trillions_Spent_on_Disastrous_Afghan_War_vs._Just $25_Billion_to_Vaccinate_World’s_Poor⠀⇛ The collapse of Afghanistan’s U.S.-installed government has been swifter and more precipitous than the “experts” predicted. Our multi-trillion- dollar “Global War on Terror” has also led to the collapse of Libya, the agony ISIS inflicted on countless civilians, the murder of innocents by U.S. drones, and other misdeeds that have made this country less safe, rather than more. # ⚓ Over_700_Dead_From_Earthquake_as_Powerful_Storm_Heads Toward_Haiti⠀⇛ More than 700 people were confirmed dead Sunday and many thousands more injured and left homeless due to the large earthquake which struck Haiti on Saturday. The Haitian government has declared a state of emergency following the 7.2 quake and the Office of Civil Protection put the official death toll Sunday afternoon at 724 individuals with approximately 2,800 injured—though both numbers are almost certain to rise. # ⚓ Opinion_|_Obama’s_Election_Night_From_My_Cell_in Guanatanamo_Bay⠀⇛ The author, a citizen of Yemen, was detained by the U.S. military from 2001 to 2016 without charges, collateral damage of the American “war on terror” that began 20 years ago after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The following article is an adapted excerpt from his book “Don’t Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantánamo,” which will be published Tuesday. # ⚓ Iran’s_nuclear_program_–_and_averting_a_Middle_East_war nobody_wants⠀⇛ Until recently, hopes for a breakthrough had been rising. But talks held in June over Iran’s nuclear program have not since resumed, and Israel now says the Iranians’ “breakout point” – when they will have sufficient fissile material to make a bomb – is around 10 weeks away. # ⚓ The_global_will_to_reform_is_lacking⠀⇛ We easily interpret globalisation as a ‘Westernisation’ of the world as our values, technology and free trade philosophy spread. Others may likewise perceive it as a Western, capitalist invention. Positive globalisation must also have an Asian and African face. Migration is a sensitive and difficult chapter in the globalisation process. Progressive Westerners like open borders and are for free movement – this as a moral position. That would mean no less than a world revolution. Surveys show that between 13 and 14% of the world’s population want to emigrate, which means at least seven hundred million emigrants. If this is would be in the cards, it would put an end to a positive globalisation trend. It can be safely stated that public opinion in no country is prepared for that revolution. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ The_U.N.’s_Terrifying_Climate_Report⠀⇛ In 1988, the World Meteorological Organization teamed up with the United Nations Environment Programme to form a body with an even more cumbersome title, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or, as it quickly became known, the I.P.C.C. The I.P.C.C.’s structure was every bit as ungainly as its name. Any report that the group issued had to be approved not just by the researchers who collaborated on it but also by the governments of the member countries, which today number a hundred and ninety-five. The process seemed guaranteed to produce gridlock, and, by many accounts, that was the point of it. (One of the architects of the I.P.C.C. was the Reagan Administration.) Indeed, when the scientists drew up their first report, in 1990, the diplomats tried so hard to water down their conclusions that the whole enterprise nearly collapsed. Every five or six years since then, the group has updated its findings, using the same procedure. # ⚓ Opinion_|_We_Know_What_to_Do_on_Climate._We_Know_How_to_Do It._Only_Question:_Will_We?⠀⇛ The first response many of us have to a cancer diagnosis is terror, horror and the conviction that we’re doomed. For those who haven’t been paying serious ongoing attention to climate chaos, reminders that we are facing catastrophe can bring the same kind of response. But if you’ve been through cancer or been close to people who have, you know that the usual next phase is figuring out what the treatment options are and, in most cases, going all out for them. The good news is going to be that you got approved for a promising new treatment, are responding well, you are in remission, feel healthier, have a good prognosis. That there are things worth doing that make a difference. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_more_women_are_deciding_not_to_have_kids⠀⇛ Since 2007, the nation’s birth rate had been declining about 2% each year on average. Despite early speculation about a pandemic baby boom, the coronavirus crisis accelerated the decline even further, with births falling by 4% last year. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Trump’s_Tax_Cut_Helped_82_Ultrawealthy_Households_Save_More Than_$1_Billion⠀⇛ # ⚓ Credit_Rating_Agencies_Have_Punished_Poor_Nations_for COVID-Related_Spending⠀⇛ # ⚓ The_“New_Deals”_of_the_Ruling_Class_w/_Cory_Morningstar⠀⇛ Whitney is joined by Cory Morningstar to discuss the renewed push for a “Global Green New Deal” and the complementary “New Deal for Nature” and how both aim to market the corporate capture of nature as “sustainable development” to the public. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Chair_of_Committee_Overseeing_Postal_Service_Brands_DeJoy and_Bloom_as_“Bandits”⠀⇛ # ⚓ Facebook_shut_down_research_on_Instagram_algorithm: Report⠀⇛ According to the report, the researchers ultimately chose to shut down the project, believing they would face legal action from the company if it continued. The report mentioned that a Facebook representative confirmed the meeting but denied threatening to sue the project, saying the company was open to find privacy-preserving ways to continue the research. # ⚓ Rahul_Gandhi:_Twitter_restores_Congress_party_member accounts⠀⇛ As Mr Gandhi refused to delete the image, the micro-blogging site locked his account. Not long after, the official account of the Congress party, several of its leaders and “about 5,000 volunteers” who had retweeted Mr Gandhi – were also locked. # ⚓ Twitter_unblocks_Indian_politicians’_accounts_after suspending_them_for_violating_disclosure_law⠀⇛ However, Indian law prohibits the disclosure of the identities of children and sexual assault victims. According to a notice posted on the Lumen database, India’s National Commission for Protection of Child Rights requested Twitter take action. A Twitter spokesperson said in an email to The Verge that Gandhi submitted a copy of an authorization letter from the people in the image to the company’s India Grievance Channel, and his account was reinstated. But the tweet in question, which has been shared more than 15,000 times, will remain withheld in India even though it is visible globally. # ⚓ KP_Oli_resigns_as_Prime_Minister_of_Nepal⠀⇛ Nepal caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday as opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to be sworn in as the new PM after the Supreme Court’s verdict. “Our party abides with the order given by the Supreme Court,” Oli said. The apex court in its verdict ordered President Bidhya Devi Bhandari to appoint Deuba as the successor of now caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Sources from President’s Office told ANI that preparations for the oath-taking ceremony are underway. However, the time for the event will be announced shortly. o § Misinformation/Disinformation⠀➾ # ⚓ Fired_Tennessee_vaccinations_director_planning_to_leave state_with_her_family⠀⇛ “We’re in an age of misinformation, distrust, and quick to be angry, and quick to protest. And we have sort of shifted out of a timeframe of collaboration, understanding and empathy,” he added. “I think maybe the pandemic has turned that up somewhat.” Michelle Fiscus formerly served as medical director for vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization programs at the Tennessee Department of Health. She said the state’s elected leaders put politics over the health of children by firing her for her efforts to get more Tennesseans vaccinated. # ⚓ Misinformation_at_public_forums_vexes_local_boards,_big tech⠀⇛ Videos of local government meetings have emerged as the latest vector of COVID-19 misinformation, broadcasting misleading claims about masks and vaccines to millions and creating new challenges for internet platforms trying to balance the potential harm against the need for government openness. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ TikTok_becomes_next_social_media_company_to_introduce_new child_safety_features⠀⇛ TikTok said in a blog post that from now on, 16- and 17-year-olds will have their direct messages set to “No one” by default when they sign up for the app. If they want to message someone, they’ll have to go into their settings and make the change. Users already signed up will now also receive a prompt asking them if they want to use the messaging feature. As it stands, no one under the age of 16 can use direct messaging. The company is also addressing the issue of young folks spending too much time on the app, a concern that has been shouted from the rooftops for years now. Users who are aged 13 to 15 won’t receive any push notifications after 9 p.m. The same thing will happen to 16- and 17-year-olds, but not until after 10 p.m. # ⚓ Hong_Kong_democracy_group_behind_massive_protests disbands⠀⇛ A pro-democracy group that organized some of the biggest protests during months of political upheaval in Hong Kong in 2019 is dissolving, the group said Sunday. The Hong Kong Civil Human Rights Front, made up of a slew of member organizations, said it could no longer operate. The decision comes as the group faces a police investigation for possible violation of a national security law, according to local media. The group, which also organized an annual protest march marking the semiautonomous territory’s handover to China in 1997, is the largest to disband amid a sweeping crackdown on dissent in the city. Earlier this week, the city’s largest teachers’ union disbanded in light of what it said were drastic changes in the political environment. o § Freedom of Information/Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Russia_Says_It_Will_Expel_a_BBC_Journalist⠀⇛ Russia is expelling a BBC correspondent based in Moscow, Russian state television reported, the first time in years that a high-profile Western journalist has been publicly forced out of the country as part of a political dispute. The BBC condemned the move to expel the reporter, Sarah Rainsford, while holding out hope that the decision could still be reversed. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Turkish_LGBTQ_Activists_Counter_Oppression_With_Art, Solidarity_and_Radical_Hope⠀⇛ # ⚓ Minnesota_GOP_rocked_by_top_donor’s_sex_trafficking scandal,_as_party_chair_faces_calls_to_resign⠀⇛ According to federal charges unsealed Thursday, 30- year-old Anton ‘Tony’ Lazzaro is accused of conspiring with others to recruit six underage victims to engage in “commercial sex acts.” He was taken into custody in Minnesota just a few hours after the indictment was made public, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. Lazzaro is also reportedly a close friend of state Republican Party Chair Jennifer Carnahan, spurring calls for her resignation from a number of state lawmakers. # ⚓ This_Innocent_Man_Spent_23_Years_Behind_Bars._He’s_Suing the_Police_Who_Put_Him_There.⠀⇛ Ricky Kidd seemed strangely confident for a man who had languished behind bars for 23 years. “While I may fall in the cracks of legal terms or certain legal impediments, my facts will hold up,” Kidd told Reason in 2019. “I’m certain of that.” They did, in fact, hold up. His confidence makes more sense in the context of his 1997 convictions for a double-murder, which were only secured after police in Kansas City, Missouri, left a trail of misconduct. In August of 2019, a judge granted him habeas corpus relief and vacated those convictions, with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office dismissing the charges shortly thereafter. Kidd is now suing, alleging that the government should pay for the incompetence it displayed in imprisoning him for over two decades, even though the evidence consistently pointed to his innocence. # ⚓ AFRINIC_Court_Case_—_Disappointment!⠀⇛ I expected the AFRINIC legal team to be much better prepared and not have their request rejected due to incorrect procedures. # ⚓ Go_read_this_story_of_tech_workers_who_secretly_work multiple_remote_jobs⠀⇛ The workers who spoke to the WSJ (anonymously) seem to go to great lengths to work for two companies simultaneously; from keeping extremely organized calendars, to juggling overlapping Zoom calls and project deadlines. And while it’s not necessarily illegal to work for more than one company, the WSJ reports, such arrangements may run afoul of employment contracts. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ NOW_the_web_is_30_years_old:_When_Tim_Berners-Lee_switched on_the_first_World_Wide_Web_server⠀⇛ Today, most of us live, work, fall in love, and buy our goods over the web. To us, it’s as natural as breathing. It wasn’t always like that. In 1989 Tim Berners-Lee came up with his own take on creating a unifying structure for linking information across different computers. He called it, “Information Management: A Proposal.” Later, Berners-Lee would call it the World Wide Web. It wasn’t a new idea, you can trace it back to Vannevar Bush in 1945, who described a Memex: A desk, which would let users search microfilms to display documents from a library via trails of linked pages. Sound familiar? It should. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Hilco-linked_NPE_is_the_latest_to_take_on_Apple_in Texas_|_IAM⠀⇛ Having already been hit with a $300 million damages ruling in Texas, Apple must now do battle against another NPE with seemingly strong IP and a team of mobile IP heavy hitters # ⚓ Compulsory_License:_India [Ed: How about just not granting such controversial patents in the first place?]⠀⇛ The legal basis for compulsory licenses can be found under the Indian Patent Act, 1970 (Indian Patent Act), Chapter XVI, read with Indian Patent Rules, 2003 (Indian Patent Rules). Requirements for obtaining a compulsory license Compulsory licensing under the Indian Patent Act is well codified and is in line with international agreements. The purpose behind granting a compulsory license is to maintain the working of patented inventions on a commercial scale in India so that the interest of any person working or developing an invention is not prejudiced. # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ Ford_asks_court_to_dismiss_GM’s_lawsuit_over ‘BlueCruise’_driver_assist_feature⠀⇛ Ford said in its motion that the term “cruise” has been been in “ubiquitous use” over the past 50 years to refer to driver- assist features. “Consumers understand “cruise” to refer to a feature in their vehicle that performs part of the driving task or assists them in driving, and they do not associate that term with any one company or brand,” Ford argued in its complaint. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Microsoft_Envisions_a_Blockchain-Based_Bounty_System to_Catch_Pirates⠀⇛ A new paper published by Microsoft’s research department proposes to tackle piracy with a blockchain-based bounty system titled “Argus.” The system allows volunteers to report piracy in exchange for a reward. It uses the Ethereum blockchain and is transparent, practical, and secure, while limiting abusive reports and errors. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3005 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.16.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Links_16/8/2021:_Linux_5.14_RC6_and_PineNote_Debut⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 1:54 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup:_August_15th,_2021⠀⇛ This has been a really great week we fantastic releases. We got Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye” and it looks like everyone out there is thrilled to install it on their machines. Same goes for elementary OS 6 “Odin” which looks stunning for a 2021 Linux-based OS for home and office users. On top of that, we got a new and massive update to the Mozilla Thunderbird email, chat, news, and calendar client, major KDE Gear and KDE Frameworks updates, a new Firefox ESR series and stable release, and much more. You can enjoy these and much more in 9to5Linux’s weekly roundup for August 15th, 2021, below! # ⚓ Linux_Weekly_Roundup_#143⠀⇛ Welcome to this week’s Linux Weekly Roundup. We had an exciting week in the world of Linux releases with Elementary OS 6.0, Debian 11, Acro Linux 21.09.8, Bluestar Linux 5.13.10. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux_Action_News_202⠀⇛ What’s new in Debian 11, and an example of the Linux Foundation funneling free software to their corporate friends. Plus, why Western Digital might be to thank you for your next ultimate Linux workstation. # ⚓ Uh_oh!_Microsoft_has_their_hands_on_the_Steam_Deck!_#short –_Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Josh_Bressers:_Episode_284_–_What_happens_when_we_DRM_power tools?⠀⇛ Josh and Kurt talk about a Home Depot plan to put DRM on power tools. Anyone can add a computer to anything for a few dollars now. How secure is any of this. What does it mean when the things we buy start to acquire DRM? There are a lot of new questions we don’t have any real answers for. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux_5.13.11⠀⇛ I'm announcing the release of the 5.13.11 kernel. All users of the 5.13 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 5.13.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ stable/linux-stable.git linux-5.13.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/ linux-s... thanks, greg k-h # ⚓ Linux_5.10.59⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux_5.4.141⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux_4.19.204⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux_4.14.244⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux_4.9.280⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux_4.4.281⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux_5.14-rc6⠀⇛ Another fairly normal week. A little over half is driver fixes (networking, sound, gpu, block are the bulk of it, but there's other noise in there too), with the other half being the usual mix: architecture, filesystems (ceph and cifs), core kernel and networking and some documentation fixes. Nothing particular stands out to me. Go test, we should be getting pretty close to done with this release... Linus # ⚓ Kernel_prepatch_5.14-rc6⠀⇛ The 5.14-rc5 kernel prepatch is out for testing. “Nothing particular stands out to me. Go test, we should be getting pretty close to done with this release…” # ⚓ Linux_5.14-rc6_Released_After_Another_Good_Week_– Phoronix⠀⇛ Linus Torvalds has released Linux 5.14-rc6 as the latest weekly test release of Linux 5.14 that should go gold around the end of August. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ How_To_Fix_“502_Bad_Gateway”_Error_In_Nginx⠀⇛ The 502 Bad Gateway error is an HTTP status code that means that one server received an invalid response from another server. In more technical words, A 502 Bad Gateway means that the proxy (gateway) server wasn’t able to get a valid or any response from the upstream server. If you are seeing a 502 bad gateway error on a website, it means that the origin server sent out an invalid response to another server that acted as a gateway or proxy. It can be a tricky investigation to locate what and where is the process which caused the issue. However, there are some general troubleshooting steps that you can follow to get it solved. For example, if you use Nginx as the webserver and you encounter this issue, it could be that Nginx is unable to communicate with the upstream server, this upstream server could be PHP-FPM or other application that you want to access through Nginx, like Odoo, NodeJS, etc. # ⚓ How_to_play_The_Talos_Principle_on_Linux⠀⇛ The Talos Principle is a 2014 puzzle game developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital. The game centers on a philosophical storyline, where the player completes tasks given to them by a god- like figure. Here’s how to play The Talos Principle on Linux. # ⚓ Linux_Fu:_The_Windows_X11_Connection [Ed: It is the being run over by Windows that's difficult. The sooner you dump Windows completely, life gets simpler on many levels.]⠀⇛ The life of a Linux user can be a bit difficult. Sometimes you have to — or want to — run Windows. # ⚓ Reading_env_variables_from_a_Tauri_App⠀⇛ “Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop applications with a web frontend” is the promise made by Tauri. And indeed, it is a great Electron replacement. But being in its first days (the beta has just been released!) a bit of documentation is still missing, and on the internet there aren’t many examples on how to write code. # ⚓ How_to_install_Minetest_on_Linux_Lite_5.4_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at how to install Minetest on Linux Lite 5.4. # ⚓ How_to_install_Jetbrains_Webstorm_2021_on_a_Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install Jetbrains Webstorm 2021 on a Chromebook. Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below. Please take note that it comes with a 30-day free trial and afterward it is paid. # ⚓ How_to_Upgrade_to_Ubuntu_21.10_Impish_Indri_Beta_from_21.04 –_LinuxCapable⠀⇛ Ubuntu’s new incoming short-term release, codenamed Ubuntu Impish Indri 21.10, sees GNOME 40 as the default desktop. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Skype_on_Rocky_Linux_8 [Ed: It is not good advice to install such proprietary software which spies]⠀⇛ Skype is a proprietary telecommunications application software that is owned and developed by Microsoft. Skype is one of the most known and recognized software for video, audio, and text communication app available across multiple platforms. For the most part, free to download and use, Skype is an excellent tool for keeping in touch with friends or working remotely with colleagues. # ⚓ How_to_Access_Extra_Dock_Settings_in_elementary_OS_6_–_OMG! Ubuntu!⠀⇛ Today I learnt how to access more Plank dock setting in elementary OS 6, and figured I’d pass the knowledge on. A clutch of dock config options can be accessed in elementary OS right from the System Settings > Desktop > Dock & Panel panel. This includes options to change dock icon size, auto-hiding behaviour, and enable pressure reveal. But you can access even more dock settings in the distro without needing to install anything extra. Ass you probably know the dock app used in elementary OS is Plank. On other distros it is easy to access Plank’s broad array of settings: right- click on the Plank icon (or an empty part of the dock), choose ‘Preferences‘ and away you go. # ⚓ Install_EasyRSA_(Certificate_Authority)-CA_on_CentOS_/_RHEL 8_–_Unixcop⠀⇛ Easy-RSA is a utility for managing a PKI CA (Certificate Authority) in addition to X.509 PKI, or Public Key Infrastructure. A PKI is based on the notion of trusting a particular authority to authenticate a remote peer; for more background on how PKI works, see the Intro-To-PKI document. o § Distributions⠀➾ # § Reviews⠀➾ # ⚓ Review:_EasyNAS_1.0.0_and_Solus_4.3⠀⇛ My fresh copy of EasyNAS booted to a console interface. A welcome message says we can connect to EasyNAS through a web browser by visiting the address “https://:1443″. (Note the lack of a domain name or IP address in the URL.) We are then automatically signed in as the admin user. The admin user is not the same as the root user in this instance, they have different user identification numbers and permissions. A menu is then displayed which prompts us to perform an action. The available actions are: reset the admin password, restart the network interface, reset the NAS to its default settings, check for updates, restart, shutdown, and run a shell. Resetting the admin password turned out to be awkward. The new password must be complex, long, and not based on a dictionary word. Sometimes what qualified as a “word” was a bit flexible. For instance, the password “wtf123″ is rejected because it’s “based on a dictionary word”, but “wtf123#!” is fine. Since it seemed the NAS did not yet have an IP address I tried resetting the network connection. The system appeared to hang for about 20 seconds and then returned to the menu without displaying any status update or asking any questions. The menu option to run a shell presents us with a bash prompt. A quick check of the command line environment revealed EasyNAS runs Linux 5.3, uses systemd as its init software, and offers the standard collection of GNU utilities. There are no manual pages included. We can perform actions as the root user by prefixing commands with sudo, otherwise the admin account appears to act like a regular user. EasyNAS reportedly had an active Internet connection, but could not find a route to the Internet or perform DNS lookups. The EasyNAS documentation does not appear to address how to configure the network and the openSUSE documentation says to use YaST for configuring network and DHCP options. The YaST tools are not installed on EasyNAS. I then tried the backup method using wicked, which is mentioned in the documentation. I still came away with no valid IP address or route. I had the same result after I tried assigning an IP address using the command line ip command: I could not ping other machines and other computers on the network could not reach the NAS web interface, despite having an active network interface and a manually assigned IP address. This experience is in contrast to five years ago when I reviewed EasyNAS 0.6.2. At the time the installer did not have strict hard drive size requirements, IP addresses were assigned easily from the console menu, and it was painless to connect to the web portal remotely. With EasyNAS 1.0.0 these things did not work and every time I rebooted the operating system EasyNAS would fail to load properly, dropping the user to a rescue console. Rebooting a second time always worked to bring up the usual console menu. EasyNAS five years ago was not a mature project; it had limited functionality. However, it worked and provided some simple storage options. Version 1.0.0 barely installs and has a number of issues relating to password reset, minimum requirements, and networking. # § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾ # ⚓ Good_bye_Red_Hat⠀⇛ Over 6 years ago I joined Red Hat. For me it was a huge step – going from a small SI to a large software vendor, moving to a dedicated pre-sales role (“Solution Architect”) in a larger team, and so on. And I learned a lot. Like, A LOT. About how such a large enterprise is run, how a huge software vendor operates, but with the changing landscape in customers also how customers of certain sizes and in certain industries work. At the same time I learned a lot about how the sales process of a software vendor works, what a role a pre-sales engineer can take (and what not), and how good sales teams work. I was not without success in that role. # § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Debian_11_‘Bullseye’_Released_As_Stable⠀⇛ “One of the oldest and most renowned distributions of Linux has been released!” âwrites Slashdot reader Washuu2. Phoronix reports it took “just over two years in development.” # ⚓ DOOM_on_a_desk_phone,_and_much_MORE⠀⇛ Even the cheapest burner smartphones nowadays are expected to have a multi-core processor, at least a gigabyte of RAM, and a Linux-based operating system. However, such specifications are definitely superfluous for an old-school POTS desktop phone. That’s exactly what we thought. Then [Josh Max] wrote to Hackaday.com to tell about his CaptionCall hacking experiences, and we’re excited to see what the community can achieve with root access on such a powerful Linux phone. The CaptionCall is a desk phone with an LCD above the keypad that displays real-time captions, as the name implies. Anyone with a hearing loss in the United States can acquire one of these phones for free from the government, therefore they sell for dirt cheap on the secondhand market. At the very least, they did. Then [Josh] had to crack the root password for the ARMv7 i.MX6-powered phone, poke around within its 4 GB of onboard NAND, and get it running DOOM. # ⚓ Debian_11_“bullseye”_stable_release_is_finally_out, brings_exFAT_support_and_more⠀⇛ The Debian Project earlier today released the first stable version of the Debian 11 (codenamed “bullseye”) Linux distribution, succeeding the earlier Debian 10 (buster) release. Work on the newly released distro has been going on for quite some time and the Debian team promises the new OS would be supported till 2026. Debian is always touted by its makers as “The Universal Operating System” and to stay true to it, Debian 11 is releasing across nine architectures. The supported architectures are given below with links to their corresponding Debian 11 changes: o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ PineNote_is_a_community_supported_10.3-inch_e-Reader_based on_Rockchip_RK3566_SoC_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ We’ve covered several e-readers in the past, but the PineNote 10.3-inch e-reader will be a bit different, as the hardware & software will be entirely developed by the community like other Pine64 platforms such as Pinebook Pro, PineCone, Rock64 single board computer, etc… Based on the Rockchip RK3566 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor, PineNote will be one of the fastest e- readers on the market, and leverage the code already written for Quartz64 single board computer, including mainline Linux support. # ⚓ Pine64_announces_$399_e-reader_with_Linux_and_pen_support⠀⇛ Hong Kong-based Pine64 has been selling single- board computers for years, but it might be best known for the PinePhone and PineBook Pro, some of the best ARM-powered Linux devices available right now. Now the company is branching out into e- readers, with the announcement of the PineNote — an e-ink Linux tablet with pen support and a price tag of $399. “You’ve been asking us to create an e-ink device for years, and indeed we actually looked to make one as early as 2017,” the company wrote in a blog post. “Big brands heavily subsidize their e-readers via book sales and even if we sold an open e-reader at cost (or a loss), we still couldn’t possibly match popular devices’ price tag. Thankfully, the technology landscape and what is achievable using e-ink has significantly changed since 2017. Since the announcement of Rockchip’s RK3566 we knew our opportunity to create an open e-ink device had arrived. Early this year we made the decision to create the PineNote.” # ⚓ Pine64_news_roundup:_PinePhone_Keyboard_goes_on_sale_in September,_Ubuntu_Touch_20.04_is_coming,_and_visual_voicemail arrives⠀⇛ The PinePhone Keyboard is an accessory that essentially turns Pine64’s inexpensive Linux smartphone into a tiny Linux laptop. It’s been under development since last year, and you’ll be able to order one soon – Pine64 has announced that the hardware and firmware has been finalized, and the PinePhone Keyboard will go on sale in late September, 2021. That’s just one of several PinePhone-related news items included in Pine64’s latest monthly update. Here are some of the highlights. # ⚓ PineNote_is_a_$399_E-ink_Tablet_that_Runs_Linux⠀⇛ Pine64, the company behind the Pinebook Pro and the PinePhone, have announced a new device: an e-ink tablet. The developer-focused hardware company say the upcoming PineNote “is one of, if not the, most powerful e-ink device available on the market”. It could serve as an open-source alternative to pricier e-ink tablets like the Remarkable 2 and the Onyx BOOX. The PineNote has a 10.1-inch e-ink panel with a 60Hz refresh rate, a resolution of 1404×1872, and the ability to display 16 levels of greyscale. The e-ink panel is covered by scratch resistant and glare reducing # ⚓ Introducing_The_PineNote_–_An_E-Ink_Digital_Companion⠀⇛ When it comes to getting premium privacy-focused e- ink devices in the hardware ecosystem there are few reputable choices. As the host of Hardware Addicts podcast where we cover the latest hardware technologies, there is a clear lack of solutions we’ve felt comfortable recommending. As an example, personally, I’ve resorted to using a microwavable notebook with a special heat erasing ink to take my notes; I also use a second device to handle document and ebook reading. Thankfully, Pine64 has heard our pain and offered us a solution. Gone are the days of hunting for a note-taking device that will keep my notes off the cloud. Gone are the days of needing a separate e-ink based document and book reader; all thanks to Pine64’s latest product the PineNote I can have both in one device. What makes this e-ink device even more interesting is that it’s capable of doing even more. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ ZTE’s_latest_Android_update_unlocks_144Hz_on_the_Axon 30_Pro_–_TechnoSports⠀⇛ # ⚓ Classic_Motorola_Razr_Foldable_Gets_Android_11_Update at_Verizon_|_Samsung_Galaxy_Z_Flip_3_Hype?_|_Tech Times⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android’s_Camera_Switches_lets_you_control_your_phone with_your_face⠀⇛ # ⚓ The_5_Best_Free_VPNs_for_Android⠀⇛ o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # ⚓ What_Is_the_Fediverse_and_Can_It_Decentralize_the_Web?⠀⇛ With people increasingly aware of the power a handful of companies have amassed through the centralized nature of the modern web, many are now turning to a decentralized alternative: the Fediverse. Does this name ring a bell? For most people, probably not. But there is a growing chance you have interacted with it. The Fediverse may just be the way for you to exercise control over your data and your online life. # ⚓ free_software_does_not_come_with_any_guarantees_of support⠀⇛ Other free software licenses, such as the BSD license, and Apache 2.0 license also have a similar clause. While maintainers might offer to provide support for free, or perhaps offer a support agreement for a fee, free software is ultimately what you make of it, for better or worse. By integrating anti-features such as direct messages into software development forges like the proposed GitHub feature, the developers of these forges will inevitably be responsible for an onslaught of abusive messages directed at free software maintainers, which ultimately will serve to act as a Denial of Service on our time. And, most likely, this abuse will be targeted more frequently at maintainers who are women, or people of color. I urge the developers of software development forges to respect the labor donated to the commons by free software maintainers, by developing features which respect their agency, rather than features that will ultimately lead abusive users to believe maintainers are available at their beck and call. Otherwise, the developers of these forges may find projects going to a platform that does respect them. # ⚓ The_Best_15_Open-source_Self-hosted_Google_Analytics Alternatives_For_2021⠀⇛ Running a business without a website nowadays is like trying to climb the Kilimanjaro with a pair of flip-flops, but running a website without looking g at statistics is as useful as being in a submarine without a sonar you have no idea where you are going. [...] Plausible self-hosted is an open-source website analytics tool for privacy-conscious site owners to a data-grabbing machine for surveillance capitalism. It is used by more than 4,000+ subscribers to deliver their website and business, it has many scripts that are 45 times smaller than Google Analytics that keeps your site speed fast. It is free analytics self-hosted solution released under the AGPL-3.0 license. # § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ PostgreSQL_Weekly_News_–_August_15,_2021⠀⇛ Security releases 13.4, 12.8, 11.13, 10.18, 9.6.23, and 14 Beta 3 released Please upgrade ASAP. The 9.6 series will stop getting fixes on November 11, 2021. Plan major version upgrades now. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ ZTE_eyes_top_5_global_server_market_share_•_The_Register⠀⇛ Amid the explosive growth of global data volume in the era of multi-cloud and edge computing, server and storage products (SSPs) have formed the core element affecting the development of digital economy. A new generation of IT equipment is required to achieve powerful data processing capabilities, smarter improved operations and maintenance (O&M), and a simpler deployment method. As the infrastructure platform of enterprise IT systems, servers need to undertake the important tasks of responding to a large number of service requests and processing services. o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Openwashing⠀➾ # ⚓ Open_Social_Innovation⠀⇛ For more than a year, the COVID- 19 pandemic has presented a societal challenge: It affects us all, but it affects us differently. Like other societal challenges, such as the climate crisis, economic inequality, and racial injustice, it magnifies old and new social problems and brutally exposes weaknesses in our systems. How can we make progress on these challenges and at the same time reinvigorate and modernize the institutional infrastructure of society? What we need are pragmatic, flexible, and scalable approaches. However, the practice of social innovation seems stuck in a paradigm with distinct divisions of labor between the state and public sectors, civil society, social enterprises, and businesses. We believe that social innovation needs a makeover. It is time to move beyond thinking of heroic individuals, the state, civil society, or business as singular agents of social change. Rather, we need to experiment with social innovation based on collective action facilitated by digital technology. Forging alliances, building multistakeholder networks, or adopting collective- impact formats where various actors—industry, NGOs, and governments—collaborate are steps in this direction.1 # ⚓ United_Electronic_Industries_announces solutions_stack_aligned_with_the_Open_Group FACE_technical_standard_|_Aerospace_Testing International⠀⇛ United Electronic Industries (UEI) has released an integrated avionics solution stack aligned with the Open Group Future Airborne Capability Environment standard. # § Privatisation/Privateering⠀➾ # § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Tech_giants_throw_weight_behind open-source_eBPF_to_make_IT infrastructure_more_intelligent⠀⇛ A group of big tech firms is backing a new open- source software effort that aims to make the Linux operating system kernel more programmable. Announced today, the move promises to help information technology infrastructure become more intelligent, scalable and feature-rich without adding any complexity. The likes of Google LLC, Facebook Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Netflix Inc. said they’re throwing their weight behind the eBPF Foundation, which will henceforth come under the governance of the Linux Foundation. The new open-source technology makes it possible for developers to safely and efficiently embed and run sandboxed programs in any kind of software, including the operating system kernel. In Linux, Windows and other operating systems, the kernel is what sits at the core and has complete control over everything in the system, facilitating interactions between hardware and software components. # § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Security_Spotlight:_Experience_Enhanced_Privacy &_Security_with_P.⠀⇛ Predator-OS is a free and open-source secure Linux distro that is ideal for penetration testing, ethical hacking and digital forensics, but is also a great option for any user looking to improve his or her privacy and anonymity online with a security- centric, hardened OS. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ United_Nations_calls_https:// www.makeuseof.com/what-is-the-fediverse- and-can-it-decentralize-the-web/_moratorium on_sale_of_surveillance_tech_like_NSO Group’s_Pegasus⠀⇛ The United Nations has called for a moratorium on the sale of “life threatening” surveillance technology and singled out the NSO Group and Israel for criticism. The catalyst for that UN’s action is the recent allegation that NSO Group’s wares have been widely used beyond their intended purpose of national security, and instead put to work tracking political dissidents, media, and others that oppressive governments wish to observe. “It is highly dangerous and irresponsible to allow the surveillance technology and trade sector to operate as a human rights-free zone,” warned warned eight UN experts on human rights*. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Neurim_v_Mylan:_Take_Two [Ed: Marks & Clerk, an overzealous and corrupt litigation firm, trying to dominate "the news" in this case]⠀⇛ Mylan says the case is not so straightforward and has, in any event, applied to stay the action pending its opposition at the EPO (that application for a stay is to be heard in October 2021). The issues ventilated at the hearing of the application are relatively complex (inevitably given the convoluted history of this dispute). Mylan correctly argued that the circumstances do not present a set of preliminary issues which will necessarily be decisive because they are not purely questions of law. However, ultimately, Mr Justice Mellor sided with Neurim and ruled “that it is just and right that Neurim should be afforded the opportunity to establish its patent right by way of a trial of preliminary issues – this being the only realistic way in which Neurim can hope to secure injunctive relief before expiry of EP443”. Further, expedition was permitted even though Mylan are unlikely to be able to use their chosen lead counsel and over the summer costs might be wasted by preparing for a trial which is ultimately stayed (if Mylan is successful on their application for a stay pending a decision by the EPO). # ⚓ Robots_are_taking_over_the_patent_world_–_AI_systems or_devices_can_be_“inventors”_under_the_Australian Patents_Act_–_Knowledge_–_Clayton_Utz [Ed: No, the only thing that's taking over the world is foolish judges who are misled by buzzwords like "Hey Hi" and clearly don't understand the patent system]⠀⇛ A historic Federal Court decision says an artificial intelligence system is capable of being named as an “inventor” under the Patents Act 1990 (Cth), with potentially significant ramifications for technological innovation and the patent system in Australia. # ⚓ Chemical_Patents_–_How_to_Get_the_Protection_You_Want in_Europe_Part_2:_Supporting_the_Invention [Ed: The EPC has been_abolished_by_the_thugs_and_criminals_who_run today’s_EPO, but litigation giants won’t tell you that because they benefit from this corruption]⠀⇛ As those familiar with the patent granting process will know, a European patent is obtained via the European Patent Office (EPO). For a European patent to be granted, it has to meet a series of requirements set by the European Patent Convention (EPC). At least in some respects, the EPC’s requirements are considered stricter than for many other jurisdictions, and patent applications drafted and prosecuted without an eye on its quirks can run into trouble – sometimes fatal trouble. The patenting process should be collaborative. A good invention may fall short of a patent if poorly drafted and prosecuted. Likewise, even a great patent attorney will struggle to make a silk purse from a sow’s ear. So how can a patent applicant get the patent monopoly they want in Europe? Our attorneys at Gill Jennings & Every have extensive experience of handling applications in the chemical field during examination, as well as in opposition and appeal proceedings before the EPO. Across a three-part series, we look at how our experience can help in the preparation of your patent applications and how to avoid the pitfalls of the EPC. For Part 1, see here. In this second instalment, we will look at what kind of evidence and data are required to ensure your patent will be considered inventive. # ⚓ Australian_federal_court_rules_that_AI_can_be_a patent_inventor [Ed: Next up for Australian kangaroo courts: allowing patents to be granted and assigned to kangaroos, ants, and germs]⠀⇛ In a possible world-first decision, an Australian court has ruled that artificial intelligence can be named as the inventor of a patent. # ⚓ Patent_Post-Filing_Data_Submission:_A_Look_at Differences_between_Taiwan_and_China [Ed: How to sell you the same patents two times over, using different jurisdictions]⠀⇛ 【Volume 54】The determination of technical effects is critical for deciding whether the corresponding technical means are inventive. In order to overcome obviousness, applicants often resort to post-filing data submission in hopes of proving that the claimed technical means produce unexpected results compared with prior art. Therefore, whether the data submitted after the date of filing is acceptable in different jurisdictions has a decisive sway over the determination on inventiveness. A comparative analysis on the regulations in Taiwan and China are provided below, followed by our suggestions for those navigating the patent landscape in these jurisdictions. It is also worth noticing what the relaxed regulations set out in China’s new version Examination Guidelines since January 2021 may bring. # ⚓ Optinose_Reports_Second_Quarter_2021_Financial Results_and_Recent_Operational_Highlights [Ed: A festival designed to distract from EPO crimes is now being exploited as corporate marketing; in the past this enables major fraud like Theranos]⠀⇛ In June, Dr. Per Djupesland, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Optinose AS, received the European Inventor Award 2021 in the Industry category from the European Patent Office (EPO) for his invention of the technology that serves as a basis for Optinose Exhalation Delivery System (EDS™) devices. The European Inventor Award was launched by the EPO in 2006. The finalists and winners are selected by an independent body consisting of international authorities from the fields of business, politics, science, academia and research who examine the proposals for their contribution towards technical progress, social development, economic prosperity and job creation in Europe. The Award is conferred in five categories (Industry, Research, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Non-EPO countries and Lifetime achievement). In addition, the public selects the winner of the Popular Prize from among the 15 finalists through online voting. # ⚓ A_Needed_Boost_For_Innovation_In_The_UK? [Ed: A hugely corrupt firm, Marks & Clerk, conflating patents with innovation while citing EPO data]⠀⇛ Whilst the UK is well known for scientific developments and has an international reputation for scientific research, data provided by the EPO suggests that UK-based companies are currently lagging behind in terms of protecting new ideas. Figure 1 shows that the UK currently ranks in 9th place behind the US, Japan, China, Korea and several European counterparts, including France and Germany. Notably, the filing numbers for most of the top ten countries are generally flat over the past decade, with the exception of the US, China, and South Korea. This may be an indication that Europe, including the UK, is falling behind other major jurisdictions. # ⚓ Potential_EPO_enlarged_board_of_appeal_referral: post-published_data_to_support_inventive_step? [Ed: Another new referral to a rigged_and_corrupted_court that_is_basically_ruled_by_gangsters_who_shamelessly break_all_the_laws?]⠀⇛ In a likely referral to the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal (the EPO’s highest legal authority), the Enlarged Board may be asked to consider the question of whether data generated after the filing date of a patent application (“post-published” data) can be used as the sole basis for proving inventive step. The issue of whether post-published data can be used to demonstrated inventive step before the EPO has been a controversial one for many years. This issue originated with Board of Appeal decision T1329/04, in which the Board ruled that the technical effect underlying inventive step must be “plausible” from the patent application as filed: if the effect was not considered plausible, post-published data could not be relied upon as the sole basis for inventive step. Other, later, Board decisions beginning with T0578/06, took a more liberal view and required “plausibility” in the application as filed only when there were substantiated reasons to doubt the alleged technical effect. “Plausibility” is not a criterion for patentability in its own right, but a threshold which must be reached in order for post-published data to be admissible. # ⚓ Broad_Files_Substantive_Preliminary_Motion_No._3_in CRISPR_Interference [Ed: Nuts and cranks who insist that life and nature too should be patented, in effect monopolised by few human beings with mess about and create a mess]⠀⇛ On May 28th, Junior Party the Broad Institute, Harvard University, and MIT (collectively, “Broad”) filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 3 in CRISPR Interference No. 106,126 (where ToolGen is the Senior Party). This motion, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 41.121(a)(1)(iii) and 41.208(a) (1) requests that the Board de-designate Broad claims in these five categories as not corresponding to either Count 1 or proposed Count 2 (A-E) or Count 1 (F)… # ⚓ Albright_Broadly_Greenlights_WDTX_Deadline_Extensions [Ed: The very notorious judge who thinks he's the CEO of a corporation and that the court is a for-profit company whose goal should be to lower patent bars for litigation 'business']⠀⇛ Attorneys hoping for deadline extensions from U.S. District Judge Alan Albright no longer need to get his permission, according to a new standing order. The Western District of Texas judge on Wednesday said parties now just have to file a notice informing the court they need more time to meet a deadline rather than requesting an extension. This only counts in instances where the extension is unopposed and does not apply to hearing or trial dates, or “any final submission” for a hearing. # ⚓ OPPO_patents_vein_unlocking_tech_for_its_wearable devices [E: Taking biometric surveillance to new depths and seeking monopolies on that]⠀⇛ Beijing: Smartphone maker OPPO has recently been granted a patent for a new technology that could be used in its future wearable devices. The company has patented a vein unlocking tech, which is likely a form of a biometric security system, GizmoChina reported on Friday. The new technology has a patent number of CN110298944B and describes a “Venous Unlocking Method and Vein Unlocking Device.” Oppo had applied for this patent back in 2019, which was only recently granted. As per the description, the patent is for a vein unlocking technology. # ⚓ Patent_Ownership_and_No_Opinion_Judgments[Ed: Patents are not ownership and Dennis Crouch as a lecturer would know it, but he’s taking kick-backs from patent litigation firms which sell lies and mislead legislators; Crouch continues_to_moan_about_non- scandals_to_obstruct_justice]⠀⇛ In BobCar Media v. Aardvark, the patentee (BobCar) sued Aardvark for infringing its utility and design patents as well as its trade dress related to mobile showroom services. The patentee lost on a motion to dismiss with the district court holding that BobCar had not proven its ownership rights. No ownership => no standing to sue. [...] BobCar has now filed a petition for writ of certiorari — focusing particularly on the issue no-opinion judgments as a matter of due process and appellate procedure. # ⚓ Patents,_Lock-In_and_Negative_Innovation [Ed: What does one expect Dennis Crouch, funded by patent litigation firms, to say about assertions that patents harm innovation in many areas?]⠀⇛ We recently highlighted a WaPo editorial by Prof. Robin Feldman. Feldman has also just published a short article in Nature Biotechnology titled Negative Innovation: When Patents are Bad for Patients. (Co- authored with Profs. Nicholson Price (Michigan Law), David Hyman (Georgetown Law), and Mark Ratain (Chicago Med)). # ⚓ Australian_Judge_Makes_Bold_Patent_Leap_For_AI Inventions [Ed: Dumb judges who make Australia seem incredible stupid]⠀⇛ An Australian federal judge on Friday became the first jurist in the world to rule that inventions developed by artificial intelligence can qualify for patent protection, a decision that splits with how courts in the U.K. and U.S. have handled the issue. The ruling from the Federal Court of Australia reversed a finding from the country’s patent office, which rejected a patent application from Stephen Thaler, a researcher who runs a Missouri company called Imagination Engines and invented a “device for the autonomous bootstrapping of unified sentience,” called DABUS. # ⚓ Enlarged_Board_Of_Appeal_To_Consider_The_Doctrine_Of Plausibility [Ed: Of course this author, who works for a giant litigation firm, won’t tell readers (clients) that the_Enlarged_Board_Of_Appeal_is_a_compromised, rigged_court_that’s_controlled_by_criminals]⠀⇛ It is fairly common at the EPO in the fields of chemistry and biotechnology for applicants/patentees to rely upon data that are not present in the application as filed, and that were generated after the priority/ filing date, to support arguments in favour of inventive step. Such data are often referred to as “post-published data”. They are often used to evidence some technical advantage associated with the claimed invention, as compared with disclosures in the prior art, and so define the “objective technical problem” solved by the claimed invention as that of providing an improved product or process. # ⚓ Necessity_the_mother_of_invention? [Ed: British sites hijacked by law firms that lie about patents for personal gain. Imagine oil companies writing to explain to you climate change... Patent systems never looked this awful. Patents on CVID-19 leave millions of people to die needlessly and now they try to tell us that giving monopolies to bots is acceptable.]⠀⇛ Patents have been in the news a lot recently, mostly in predictable ways. Intellectual property that prima facie monopolises life- saving medicine is never popular, because it will be seen as raising prices and limiting access. Patent Attorney Andy Bentham of J A Kemp in Cambridge looks back over patenting in the pandemic so far. Calls for a “patent waiver” of some sort were therefore inevitable based on past experience in relation to HIV drug access in Africa and breast cancer diagnostics worldwide, and the ever-present concern about the price of sophisticated treatments such as gene therapies. # ⚓ Reflections_of_two_years_covering_intellectual property [Ed: A hired gun and liar of Team UPC, Charlotte Kilpatrick, is stepping down. Lying isn't easy when people call you out on it. Tons of people have left Managing IP' in recent years because being megaphones of EPO crooks and UPC liars isn't emotionally settling.]⠀⇛ I still remember that first phone call when the editor rang to tell me I got the job. His voice sounded consolatory because he wasn’t offering me the role I had applied for, which was in finance, but one in intellectual property instead – patents, to be specific. # ⚓ AIPLA_Quarterly_Journal_Editorial_Board [Ed: Dennis Crouch, with money in his pocket from patent litigation firm, promotes patent extremism and the front group; academia too is being severely compromised by these lobbyists and lawyers]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Patent_Docs:_MBHB_PTAB_Practice_Update [Ed: When patent blogs become shameless self-promotion for those who run them and also pay Dennis Crouch for his shilling in Patently-O]⠀⇛ McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled “A Year in Review: PTAB Practice Updates, the Impact of COVID, and Lessons Learned Along the Way” on August 17, 2021 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT). In this presentation, MBHB attorneys James Lovsin and George “Trey” Lyons, III will examine four key topics that should be at the forefront of every PTAB practitioner’s focus this year… # ⚓ German_legislation_for_ratification_Unified_Patent Court_Agreement_enters_into_force [Ed: It certainly looks like Bristows is still manipulating Kluwer Patent Blog (it says "According to a Bristows report") for its Team UPC propaganda; UPC cannot come into force because UK is out...]⠀⇛ The legislation which enables Germany to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement has entered into force. It was published in the Federal Law Gazette on Thursday 12 August 2021 and came into force a day later. # ⚓ NHK-Fintiv_at_the_Supreme_Court⠀⇛ I recently wrote about Apple’s pending petition to the Supreme Court on the NHK- Fintiv Rule. Now Mylan Labs has followed up with an additional petition focusing on the same issues… # ⚓ Green_Globe_Intl._Signs_LOI_to_Acquire_Patent_to_Make Marijuana_Paper [Ed: Great idea. More monopolies for narcotics. Maybe they'll start arresting people over patents instead of drug use and lawyers will line their pockets.]⠀⇛ Green Globe International, Inc. (OTC Pink: GGII), the leading herb and hemp CBD cigarette manufacturer, in their mission of Disrupting TobaccoTM, today announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the patent to manufacture the world’s first ever paper made entirely of marijuana. GGII intends on licensing the patent to cannabis companies to make marijuana rolling paper, marijuana wraps, and machine-made marijuana cigarettes. Earlier this year, GGII announced their new Cannabis initiative to further their mission of disrupting tobacco. The planned marijuana paper patent acquisition is the first link in the cannabis initiative chain. With this patent filed in 2015, GGII will own the exclusivity to make paper from marijuana for any purpose and for any use. GGII is primarily interested in making marijuana paper for rolling smokables, for manufacturing machine made marijuana cigarettes, and for flavored marijuana blunt wraps. GGII plans on license the marijuana cigarette technology all over the USA at a state-by-state basis, along with the manufacturing intellectual property to manufacture the marijuana paper. For international markets, GGII plans on licensing the technology country by country, starting with Canada. # ⚓ Editorial:_Patent_intelligence [Ed: Still promoting the totally inane and dangerous idea that bots should be given monopolies over people]⠀⇛ At first glance, a recently granted South African patent relating to a food container based on fractal geometry seems fairly mundane. The innovation in question involves interlocking food containers that are easy for robots to grasp and stack. On closer inspection, the patent is anything but mundane. That’s because the inventor is not a human being it is an artificial intelligence (AI) system called DABUS, says Meshandren Naidoo, PhD Fellow and LexisNexis Legal Content Researcher and Editor, University of KwaZulu-Natal, in an The Conversation article. # ⚓ Performance_reviews:_how_to_get_the_most_from_an_IP team [Ed: There is no such thing as "IP teams" because "IP" is a misleading misnomer and this 'article' is filed under "Patents" so they very well it; patents are not property]⠀⇛ IP department directors share advice on how to evaluate performance and initiate impactful conversations with employees # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Not_Patentable_To_Patent-eligible:_Redesigning Product_Based_On_User_Feedback_–_Not_Technical, But_Controlling_The_Manufacture_Of_A_Product_– Technical [Ed: Patent extremists from Bardehle Pagenberg, who notoriously lobby for software patents in Europe, citing rigged_and_corrupted court_(controlled_by_EPO_criminals,_not_states), to make it seem like those patents are legit]⠀⇛ This decision concerns a patent application for a method of redesigning a product based on customer feedback. In the appeal, the Board considered that claim of the Main Request was so abstract that it encompasses entirely non-technical subject-matter excluded under Article 52(2) and (3) EPC. However, with the Auxiliary Request, claim 1 was amended to include technical limitations and was then considered patent-eligible. This decision is an excellent example of how the first (patent-eligibility) of the two-hurdle approach (i.e., COMVIK approach) is applied at the EPO. Here are the practical takeaways from the decision T 1790/17 (Redesigning product or process parameters/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 18.3.2021, of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.01: # ⚓ PTAB_Wrongly_Axed_Cruise_Control_Patent,_Fed. Circ._Rules⠀⇛ The Federal Circuit reversed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision invalidating two claims of a cruise control patent that has been asserted against Ford, BMW and Fiat Chrysler, finding Friday that the board overlooked evidence that the claims are not obvious. The appeals court found that the PTAB reached the wrong conclusion in its inter partes review of a Carrum Technologies patent that was challenged by Unified Patents. It concluded that “reversal is appropriate here because the only permissible factual finding” is that the claims are not invalid. # ⚓ BioWorld_MedTech_Patent_Highlights:_Week_31 [Ed: This vague term, MedTech, is oftentimes simply_a_placeholder_for_abstract_software patents_in_“medical”_clothing]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Podcast:_Conductive_Discussions:_Patent Eligibility_Under_Section_101⠀⇛ Welcome to this Episode of Conductive Discussions, a Ropes & Gray podcast series focused on legal issues of interest to the semiconductor industry… # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ USPTO_moves_to_trademark_own_name [Ed: USPTO trademarks USPTO. The recursiveness of this whole system has become a political masturbation, justifying itself by itself⠀⇛ The USPTO is seeking to trademark its own name and logo in an effort to curtail bad actors trying to pass themselves off as the office, it was announced last week. Commissioner for trademarks David Gooder wrote on Thursday, August 5, that there had been “a rapid increase in sophistication of those unlawfully passing themselves off as the USPTO”, with scammers impersonating the agency to request illegitimate fees. By applying for federal registration of the office’s name and logo, he said, the USPTO hoped to curb these scammers and bring an end to the unlawful practice. The application was filed on Wednesday, August 4, by the Department of Commerce. “We recognise the intrigue and irony of filing for federal registration of the USPTO marks with the USPTO,” Gooder wrote. “It’s a big reason why the Department of Commerce is filing the application on our behalf, just as it has for its other bureaus.” Gooder said the USPTO had already taken several steps to protect trademark applicants from being victimised by opportunists, including alerting users to known scammers by posting a list on the USPTO website and working with law enforcement when appropriate. # ⚓ European_Wax_Center’s_Win_Over_Confusing_Domain_Names Affirmed⠀⇛ The domain names “europawaxcenter.com” and “euwaxcenter.com” are similar enough to European Wax Center’s trademark on its name to confuse consumers, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed. Bryan Boigris appealed a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruling that he violated the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act when he registered the domain names on GoDaddy.com. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ AI_authorship:_where_do_we_go_from_here? [Ed: Oh, gosh. Will they ever stop calling every computer program "Hey Hi" for hype factor's sake?]⠀⇛ Counsel share their take on India’s recognition of AI as a copyright co-author – and what comes next ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 4701 ➮ Generation completed at 02:40, i.e. 70 seconds to (re)generate ⟲